3 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c b/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
index 899d579e837..81c39959406 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 #ifndef GF_LINUX_HOST_OS
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SYNCFS_SYS
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "glusterfs/compat-errno.h"
 #include "glusterfs/common-utils.h"
@@ -5412,3 +5415,20 @@ gf_nanosleep(uint64_t nsec)
 
     return ret;
 }
+
+int
+gf_syncfs(int fd)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+#if defined(HAVE_SYNCFS)
+    /* Linux with glibc recent enough. */
+    ret = syncfs(fd);
+#elif defined(HAVE_SYNCFS_SYS)
+    /* Linux with no library function. */
+    ret = syscall(SYS_syncfs, fd);
+#else
+    /* Fallback to generic UNIX stuff. */
+    sync();
+#endif
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/glusterfs/common-utils.h b/libglusterfs/src/glusterfs/common-utils.h
index 1954cca639f..8948fada7c3 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/glusterfs/common-utils.h
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/glusterfs/common-utils.h
@@ -1205,6 +1205,9 @@ int
 gf_d_type_from_ia_type(ia_type_t type);
 
 int
+gf_syncfs(int fd);
+
+int
 gf_nanosleep(uint64_t nsec);
 
 #endif /* _COMMON_UTILS_H */
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/libglusterfs.sym b/libglusterfs/src/libglusterfs.sym
index c80b892df25..70408711c57 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/libglusterfs.sym
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/libglusterfs.sym
@@ -1180,4 +1180,5 @@ glusterfs_process_svc_detach
 mgmt_is_multiplexed_daemon
 xlator_is_cleanup_starting
 gf_nanosleep
+gf_syncfs
 graph_total_client_xlator