Re: [Bug-ddrescue] Feature request: --direct for output file in fill mode

[Christian Franke]

Antonio Diaz Diaz wrote:
> Christian Franke wrote:
> > > I think buffered write is not a problem if followed by a call to 
> > > fsync, as ddrescue does.
> >
> > I'm not sure. The block layer might e.g. legitimately buffer blocks 
> > in larger chunks.
>
> Not for the input file in fill mode, and not for the output file with 
> the new --synchronous option of ddrescue 1.8-pre2.

I didn't mean the block buffering from ddrescue, but the block layer of 
the OS kernel.

Regards,
   Christian