From: Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:22:17 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Enable autosync by default.
X-Git-Tag: 1.5.24~9
X-Git-Url: http://git.annexia.org/?p=libguestfs.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=f48cd1f262312ad278a293a20ab442dcfc076a69

Enable autosync by default.
---

diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index e9716f2..6ab6dc6 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ To mount read-only, add C<ro =E<gt> 1> like this:
 which is equivalent to the following sequence of calls:
 
  $h = Sys::Guestfs->new ();
- $h->set_autosync (1);
  $h->add_drive_ro ($filename);
  $h->launch ();
  $h->mount_ro (\"/dev/sda1\", \"/\");
diff --git a/fish/fish.c b/fish/fish.c
index 7cb2e71..8da4ffd 100644
--- a/fish/fish.c
+++ b/fish/fish.c
@@ -230,8 +230,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
     exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
   }
 
-  guestfs_set_autosync (g, 1);
-
   /* If developing, add ./appliance to the path.  Note that libtools
    * interferes with this because uninstalled guestfish is a shell
    * script that runs the real program with an absolute path.  Detect
diff --git a/fuse/guestmount.c b/fuse/guestmount.c
index 9665059..d17982a 100644
--- a/fuse/guestmount.c
+++ b/fuse/guestmount.c
@@ -982,7 +982,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
     exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
   }
 
-  guestfs_set_autosync (g, 1);
   guestfs_set_recovery_proc (g, 0);
 
   ADD_FUSE_ARG (program_name);
diff --git a/generator/generator_actions.ml b/generator/generator_actions.ml
index 38f1db3..8add55f 100644
--- a/generator/generator_actions.ml
+++ b/generator/generator_actions.ml
@@ -286,11 +286,11 @@ best effort attempt to run C<guestfs_umount_all> followed by
 C<guestfs_sync> when the handle is closed
 (also if the program exits without closing handles).
 
-This is disabled by default (except in guestfish where it is
-enabled by default).");
+This is enabled by default (since libguestfs 1.5.24, previously it was
+disabled by default).");
 
   ("get_autosync", (RBool "autosync", [], []), -1, [],
-   [InitNone, Always, TestRun (
+   [InitNone, Always, TestOutputTrue (
       [["get_autosync"]])],
    "get autosync mode",
    "\
diff --git a/src/guestfs.c b/src/guestfs.c
index 325bdb0..df13d51 100644
--- a/src/guestfs.c
+++ b/src/guestfs.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ guestfs_create (void)
   g->error_cb_data = NULL;
 
   g->recovery_proc = 1;
+  g->autosync = 1;
 
   str = getenv ("LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG");
   g->verbose = str != NULL && STREQ (str, "1");
diff --git a/src/guestfs.pod b/src/guestfs.pod
index c1e595c..305aa38 100644
--- a/src/guestfs.pod
+++ b/src/guestfs.pod
@@ -701,6 +701,9 @@ Note that in L<guestfish(3)> autosync is the default.  So quick and
 dirty guestfish scripts that forget to sync will work just fine, which
 can make this very puzzling if you are trying to debug a problem.
 
+Update: Autosync is enabled by default for all API users starting from
+libguestfs 1.5.24.
+
 =item Mount option C<-o sync> should not be the default.
 
 If you use L</guestfs_mount>, then C<-o sync,noatime> are added