Re: PATCH: Relax fdatasync checks to IEEE Std 1003.1-2008

[Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost>]

Paul Ripke <stix%stix.id.au@localhost> writes:

> Currently, fdatasync requires a file descriptor open for writing, as
> per IEEE Std 1003.1, 2004:
> [EBADF]
> The fildes argument is not a valid file descriptor open for writing.
> https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/fdatasync.html
>
> While, IEEE Std 1003.1-2008 (and later revisions):
> [EBADF]
> The fildes argument is not a valid file descriptor.
> https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/fdatasync.html

I didn't realize that there was a change in POSIX.  That makes things
quite different.

It would help if someone ran the entire atf test suite; you might
install py-anita to do so.

I am inclined to commit this change if there aren't objections.