Am 17.04.2014 10:55, schrieb Ajay Garg:
> I do understand the meaning of Unix "sync" function.
> 
> So, you mean to say that "flushing" and "syncing" are same, in the context of 
> MySQL?

please get rid of top-posting and reply-all

a flush without a sync is "dear operating system, may i ask you to write
that to disk if you find the time to do so" while a sync is "write that
to disk" without a nice asking

> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 2:15 PM, Reindl Harald <h.rei...@thelounge.net 
> <mailto:h.rei...@thelounge.net>> wrote:
> 
> 
>     Am 17.04.2014 10:37, schrieb Ajay Garg:
>     > I am a newbie to MySQL, and have been going through several online
>     > resources.
>     >
>     > I usually come across the terms - "flushing" and "syncing" the 
> log-buffer.
>     > In particular, these two terms hold great significance while selecting 
> the
>     > value of
>     
> "innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit<http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/innodb-parameters.html#sysvar_innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit>
>     > ".
>     >
>     > So, I will be grateful if I could gain some light on the differences
>     > between the two terms
> 
> 
>     SYNC(1)                                                User Commands
>      SYNC(1)
> 
>     NAME
>            sync - flush file system buffers
> 
>     SYNOPSIS
>            sync [OPTION]
> 
>     DESCRIPTION
>            Force changed blocks to disk, update the super block

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