GNU bug report logs - #45887
buffer cache flushed after excute 'parted -s print' command

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Package: parted;

Reported by: Hyun Ha <hfamily15 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:30:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: "Brian C. Lane" <bcl <at> redhat.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: "Brian C. Lane" <bcl <at> redhat.com>
To: 45887-close <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#45887: buffer cache flushed after excute 'parted -s print'
 command
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:37:59 -0800

On Fri, Jan 15, 2021 at 12:32:42PM +0900, Hyun Ha wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a strange issue with parted.
> After execute parted command, buffer cache flushed and I don't know why.
> I have nvme device to set bcache and HDD device for backing block device of
> bcache and writeback mode.

Yes, parted calls fsync when it is done with the device. It always opens
the device in RW mode and always fsync's it when closing it to make sure
any changes make it to disk.

Brian

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Brian C. Lane (PST8PDT) - weldr.io - lorax - parted - pykickstart
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