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Add kern_sync(9).
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Authored by trasz on Feb 26 2019, 4:20 PM.
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Add kern_sync(9), and make kernel code call it instead of going
via sys_sync(2). Minor cleanup, no functional changes.

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For first commit it is fine, but I would prefer for kern_sync() to have more correct interface, e.g. it can return first error from VFS_SYNC() call (but still calling VFS_SYNC for all mount points).

sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c
155 ↗(On Diff #54418)

Arguably uap wants the __unused attribute.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Feb 26 2019, 4:42 PM