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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:04:49 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Plan9 - the next 20 years
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On Tue Apr 21 06:25:49 EDT 2009, rogpeppe@gmail.com wrote:
> 2009/4/21 maht <mattmobile@proweb.co.uk>:
> > Tag 3 could conceivably arrive at the server before Tag 2
>
> that's not true, otherwise the flush semantics wouldn't
> work correctly. 9p *does* require in-order delivery.

i have never needed to do anything important with flush.
so i'm asking from ignorance.

what is the important use case of flush and why is this
so important that it drives the design?

- erik