GFS_PIO_SYNC(3)

NAME
gfs_pio_sync - output a file's data on memroy to disk

SYNOPSIS

#include <gfarm/gfarm.h>

char *gfs_pio_sync (GFS_File gf);

DESCRIPTION

The function gfs_pio_sync copies data on memory of the gf, and waits for the I/O to complete before returning. It also updates metadtata stat information, while another function gfs_pio_datasync does not update the metadata.

RETURN VALUES

NULL
    The function terminated successfully.

GFARM_ERR_NO_MEMORY
    Insufficient memory was available.

Others
    An error except the above occurred. The reason is shown by its pointed strings.

SEE ALSO

gfs_pio_datasync(3), gfs_pio_create(3), gfs_pio_open(3), gfs_pio_write(3), gfs_pio_flush(3)