Originally, a lot of the `fsync()` calls here were added for the
wrong reason - I was chasing a bug that ended up being the extlinux
bootloader not parsing 64 bit ext4 filesystems. But since it looked
like corruption, I tried adding a lot more `fsync()` calls.
All we should have to do is use `syncfs()`. If that doesn't work,
it's a kernel bug.
I'm making this change because skipping the individual fsyncs can be a
major performance win - it's easier for the FS to optimize, we do more
in parallel, etc.
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757117
Colin Walters
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