Pending patches

[Vladimir Dronnikov]

>
> >> * Is there a way to call kernel's emergency_{sync,remount}() from
> userspace?
> >> To get rid of userspace shutter-down.
> >
> >Even if it is there, that is a quite dirty method.


Why? Kernel knows more about entire filesystem list than a particular
process, I presume.

you could possibly use sys request to sync, but I do not remember a
> remount


echo u >/proc/sysrq-trigger

(and i don't think that it would make any sense at all to add
> one). But this is not acceptable to do, generally, as Denys said.
>

I admit the point seems too narrow for general use. I'm trying to get your
advise on _my_ particular situation, people.

Regards,
--
Vladimir
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