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Add oflag=fsync and oflag=sync capability to dd
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Authored by freqlabs on Aug 26 2019, 8:53 PM.
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rS352922: Add oflag=fsync and oflag=sync capability to dd
Summary

Sets the O_FSYNC flag on the output file. oflag=fsync and oflag=sync are synonyms just as O_FSYNC and O_SYNC are synonyms. This functionality is intended to improve portability of dd commands in the ZFS test suite.

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freqlabs created this revision.Aug 26 2019, 8:53 PM
Herald added a reviewer: manpages. · View Herald TranscriptAug 26 2019, 8:53 PM
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freqlabs added a parent revision: D21376: dd: Check result of close(2) for errors.Aug 26 2019, 8:53 PM

I also plan to add support for iflag=fullblock in a follow-up revision.

bcr accepted this revision as: manpages.Aug 27 2019, 7:36 AM
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OK from manpages. Make sure to bump the .Dd for this content change.
Thank you!

0mp added a subscriber: 0mp.Aug 27 2019, 7:43 AM

Another OK from manpages!

freqlabs added a child revision: D21441: Add iflag=fullblock to dd.Aug 27 2019, 6:25 PM
freqlabs added reviewers: jilles, imp.Sep 3 2019, 5:46 PM
mmacy accepted this revision.Sep 30 2019, 9:54 PM
This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Sep 30 2019, 9:54 PM
Closed by commit rS352922: Add oflag=fsync and oflag=sync capability to dd (authored by mmacy). · Explain WhySep 30 2019, 9:56 PM
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mmacy added a commit: rS352922: Add oflag=fsync and oflag=sync capability to dd.

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