Comment 114 for bug 317781

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Matthew Flaschen (matthew-flaschen) wrote :

"While it may not be guaranteed by POSIX, operation 1's atomicity is nevertheless something any sane filesystme should provide."

That's very misguided. It's /not/ guaranteed by POSIX, and going "above and beyond" POSIX in every respect is a surefire recipe for terrible performance.