[Pidgin] #5597: Pidgin calls fsync far too often.

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#5597: Pidgin calls fsync far too often.
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  Reporter:  neuron     |       Owner:  seanegan     
      Type:  defect     |      Status:  new          
  Priority:  minor      |   Milestone:               
 Component:  libpurple  |     Version:  2.4.1        
Resolution:             |    Keywords:  io fsync ext3
   Pending:  0          |  
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Comment (by neuron):

 I really don't see why you'd need to fsync anything but the buddy list, if
 you have an unclean shutdown you can expect SOME issues, I doubt anyone
 would be too upset about missing 1 entry from a chatlog/missing a cached
 buddylist icon.  And as a general rule, if your using XFS, you should have
 a ups, the people who use XFS should be aware of this already, xfs DOES
 have issues with unclean shutdowns.

 It's not the job of a instant messenger to prevent filesystem corruption,
 especially when it comes with a big performance hit for the overall
 system.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/5597#comment:5>
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