The following reply was made to PR bin/36537; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Greg A. Woods" <woods@planix.com>
To: NetBSD GNATS <gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org>
Cc: <gnats-admin@netbsd.org>, <gnats-bugs@netbsd.org>,
	<christos@netbsd.org>
Subject: Re: bin/36537 (sync(8) should not return until the buffers are flushed)
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:15:26 -0400

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 At Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:43:23 +0000 (UTC), christos@netbsd.org wrote:
 Subject: Re: bin/36537 (sync(8) should not return until the buffers are flu=
 shed)
 >=20
 > Synopsis: sync(8) should not return until the buffers are flushed
 >=20
 > State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback
 > State-Changed-By: christos@netbsd.org
 > State-Changed-When: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:43:22 -0400
 > State-Changed-Why:
 > I don't think that the 3 sync rule applies anymore.
 
 Casual testing suggested, at the time I made the change, that it did.
 
 I haven't perused the kernel code though -- I'm not familiar enough with
 the structure locking to follow the various possible states any more.
 
 --=20
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