Re: scsh-0.6.7 -> scsh-0.7 has substantial changes, and introduces grievous error Lassi Kortela 10 Jul 2019 20:32 UTC
> Given that disks, disk controllers, and disk array controllers all > have big RAM buffers and report writes as done long before they > actually are complete, I'd say: let's flush both sync-file and > sync-file-system from SRFI 170. And there was much rejoicing :) > This form of cutting the Gordian Knot works for me. Seconded. > It could someday be the remit of a SRFI or library. Not sure if this is what you mean, but disk syncing is definitely enough of a black art that it could merit its own SRFI that contains nothing but a sync procedure (and a lengthy Rationale section full of caveats about it :)