libexplain/fsync_or_die.c File Reference

#include <libexplain/fsync.h>
#include <libexplain/output.h>

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Functions
void	explain_fsync_or_die (int fildes)

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Function Documentation

void explain_fsync_or_die

(

int

fildes

)

The explain_fsync_or_die function is used to call the fsync(2) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_fsync(3) function, and then the process terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).

Parameters:

fildes

The fildes, exactly as to be passed to the fsync(2) system call.

Returns:

This function only returns on success, see fsync(2) for more information. On failure, prints an explanation and exits, it does not return.

Example:

This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:

 explain_fsync_or_die(fildes);

Definition at line 24 of file fsync_or_die.c.