Sync parent directory in storeKeyAtomically()
When an FBE or metadata encryption key is created, it's important that
it be persisted to disk right away; otherwise the device may fail to
boot after an unclean shutdown. storeKey() has the needed fsync()s.
However, storeKeyAtomically() doesn't, as it doesn't fsync() the parent
directory of key_path after it renames tmp_path to it.
Two callers do fsync() the parent directory themselves, but others
don't. E.g., the metadata encryption key doesn't get properly synced.
Therefore, add the needed fsync() to storeKeyAtomically() so that it
gets done for everyone.
Also remove the now-unneeded fsync()s from the two callers that did it
themselves.
Change-Id: I342ebd94f0a3d2bf3a7a443c35b6bda0f12e1ab2
diff --git a/KeyStorage.h b/KeyStorage.h
index a8908d4..5fded41 100644
--- a/KeyStorage.h
+++ b/KeyStorage.h
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@
// Create a directory at the named path, and store "key" in it as storeKey
// This version creates the key in "tmp_path" then atomically renames "tmp_path"
// to "key_path" thereby ensuring that the key is either stored entirely or
-// not at all.
+// not at all. All the needed files and directories are also fsync'ed to ensure
+// that the key is actually persisted to disk.
bool storeKeyAtomically(const std::string& key_path, const std::string& tmp_path,
const KeyAuthentication& auth, const KeyBuffer& key);