Re: [PATCH v5 3/5] core.fsync: introduce granular fsync control

Neeraj Singh [off-list ref] writes:

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I am wondering if fsync_or_die() interface is abstracted well
enough, or we need things like "the fd is inside this directory; in
addition to doing the fsync of the fd, please sync the parent
directory as well" support before we start adding more components
(if there is such a need, perhaps it comes before this step).

I think syncing the parent directory is a separate fsyncMethod that
would require changes across the codebase to obtain an appropriate
directory fd. I'd prefer to treat that as a separable concern.

Yeah, that would be a sensible direction to go.  If we never did the
"sync the parent" thing, we do not need it in the fsyncMethod world
immediately.  It can be added later.

Thanks.