Kyle wants to add a new API called barrier() which will improve consistency and remove the need for fsync.
Linus makes the point here is that the file system API is already complicated to the point that few use or implement it correctly. Further complicating the API will likely create more problems than it fixes.
Linus makes the point here is that the file system API is already complicated to the point that few use or implement it correctly. Further complicating the API will likely create more problems than it fixes.