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1 files changed, 29 insertions, 45 deletions
diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index f00c389a520..c672e0f7baf 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ static dev_t timestamp_file_system;
is added here. */
static Lisp_Object Vwrite_region_annotation_buffers;
+static Lisp_Object emacs_readlinkat (int, char const *);
static Lisp_Object file_name_directory (Lisp_Object);
static bool a_write (int, Lisp_Object, ptrdiff_t, ptrdiff_t,
Lisp_Object *, struct coding_system *);
@@ -2219,7 +2220,7 @@ permissions. */)
report_file_error ("Copying permissions to", newname);
}
#else /* not WINDOWSNT */
- ifd = emacs_open (SSDATA (encoded_file), O_RDONLY, 0);
+ ifd = emacs_open (SSDATA (encoded_file), O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK, 0);
if (ifd < 0)
report_file_error ("Opening input file", file);
@@ -2705,31 +2706,19 @@ This is what happens in interactive use with M-x. */)
}
if (dirp)
call4 (Qcopy_directory, file, newname, Qt, Qnil);
- else
- {
- Lisp_Object symlink_target
- = (S_ISLNK (file_st.st_mode)
- ? check_emacs_readlinkat (AT_FDCWD, file, SSDATA (encoded_file))
- : Qnil);
- if (!NILP (symlink_target))
- Fmake_symbolic_link (symlink_target, newname, ok_if_already_exists);
- else if (S_ISFIFO (file_st.st_mode))
- {
- /* If it's a FIFO, calling `copy-file' will hang if it's a
- inter-file system move, so do it here. (It will signal
- an error in that case, but it won't hang in any case.) */
- if (!NILP (ok_if_already_exists))
- barf_or_query_if_file_exists (newname, false,
- "rename to it",
- FIXNUMP (ok_if_already_exists),
- false);
- if (rename (SSDATA (encoded_file), SSDATA (encoded_newname)) != 0)
- report_file_errno ("Renaming", list2 (file, newname), errno);
- return Qnil;
- }
+ else if (S_ISREG (file_st.st_mode))
+ Fcopy_file (file, newname, ok_if_already_exists, Qt, Qt, Qt);
+ else if (S_ISLNK (file_st.st_mode))
+ {
+ Lisp_Object target = emacs_readlinkat (AT_FDCWD,
+ SSDATA (encoded_file));
+ if (!NILP (target))
+ Fmake_symbolic_link (target, newname, ok_if_already_exists);
else
- Fcopy_file (file, newname, ok_if_already_exists, Qt, Qt, Qt);
+ report_file_error ("Renaming", list2 (file, newname));
}
+ else
+ report_file_errno ("Renaming", list2 (file, newname), rename_errno);
specpdl_ref count = SPECPDL_INDEX ();
specbind (Qdelete_by_moving_to_trash, Qnil);
@@ -6345,24 +6334,6 @@ init_fileio (void)
umask (realmask);
valid_timestamp_file_system = 0;
-
- /* fsync can be a significant performance hit. Often it doesn't
- suffice to make the file-save operation survive a crash. For
- batch scripts, which are typically part of larger shell commands
- that don't fsync other files, its effect on performance can be
- significant so its utility is particularly questionable.
- Hence, for now by default fsync is used only when interactive.
-
- For more on why fsync often fails to work on today's hardware, see:
- Zheng M et al. Understanding the robustness of SSDs under power fault.
- 11th USENIX Conf. on File and Storage Technologies, 2013 (FAST '13), 271-84
- https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/fast13/fast13-final80.pdf
-
- For more on why fsync does not suffice even if it works properly, see:
- Roche X. Necessary step(s) to synchronize filename operations on disk.
- Austin Group Defect 672, 2013-03-19
- https://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=672 */
- write_region_inhibit_fsync = noninteractive;
}
void
@@ -6620,9 +6591,22 @@ file is usually more useful if it contains the deleted text. */);
DEFVAR_BOOL ("write-region-inhibit-fsync", write_region_inhibit_fsync,
doc: /* Non-nil means don't call fsync in `write-region'.
This variable affects calls to `write-region' as well as save commands.
-Setting this to nil may avoid data loss if the system loses power or
-the operating system crashes. By default, it is non-nil in batch mode. */);
- write_region_inhibit_fsync = 0; /* See also `init_fileio' above. */
+By default, it is non-nil.
+
+Although setting this to nil may avoid data loss if the system loses power,
+it can be a significant performance hit in the usual case, and it doesn't
+necessarily cause file-save operations to actually survive a crash. */);
+
+ /* For more on why fsync often fails to work on today's hardware, see:
+ Zheng M et al. Understanding the robustness of SSDs under power fault.
+ 11th USENIX Conf. on File and Storage Technologies, 2013 (FAST '13), 271-84
+ https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/fast13/fast13-final80.pdf
+
+ For more on why fsync does not suffice even if it works properly, see:
+ Roche X. Necessary step(s) to synchronize filename operations on disk.
+ Austin Group Defect 672, 2013-03-19
+ https://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=672 */
+ write_region_inhibit_fsync = true;
DEFVAR_BOOL ("delete-by-moving-to-trash", delete_by_moving_to_trash,
doc: /* Specifies whether to use the system's trash can.