On 25-10-2012 08:45:36 +0000, Zac Medico wrote:
> URL:        http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/portage.git;a=commit;h=10b6d012
> 
> Add FEATURES=merge-sync, for bug #439584.

> +		if not self._device_path_map or \
> +			"merge-sync" not in self.settings.features:
> +			return
> +
> +		syncfs = self._get_syncfs()
> +		if syncfs is None:
> +			try:
> +				proc = subprocess.Popen(["sync"])
> +			except EnvironmentError:
> +				pass
> +			else:
> +				proc.wait()
> +		else:
> +			for path in self._device_path_map.values():
> +				try:
> +					fd = os.open(path, os.O_RDONLY)
> +				except OSError:
> +					pass
> +				else:
> +					try:
> +						syncfs(fd)

can't you use os.fdatasync() or os.fsync() instead?


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Fabian Groffen
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