fsync() for FAT file system

[Sebastian Huber]

On 05/04/2012 04:51 PM, Thomas Doerfler wrote:
> Sebastian,
>
> if I get this code right, it actually parses each buffer of the _volume_
> and ensures it is synced, so this is FAR from optimal ;-)

If I understand the fat_get_fat_cluster() correctly it follows the chain of 
clusters of the file (initial value is fat_fd->cln).

>
> Syncing the device will defintivly be an improvement. For large files,
> this will not be worse than syncing the file-specific buffers.
>
> Another area: For really "syncing" the file, would it make sense to also
> ensure that the file/directory information is updated as far as possible
> to make sure the FS contains as much information as possible to read
> back the file (in case of a device or power loss)?

It does actually this kind of operation in msdos_file_sync() (unfortunately 
without a synchronization request to the cache).  This should be fixed as well.

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