[Bug 37435] Re: maintainer of /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/ doesn't do updates safely

[Stewart Smith]

The file won't have garbage, at least for XFS.

If these applications want to ensure that the data is on disk, then they should sync before rename, yes.

See the previously quoted message from Chris Wedgewood at:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-xfs&m=109030382432326&w=2

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maintainer of /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/ doesn't do updates safely
https://launchpad.net/bugs/37435