git_buf *obj, const char *path, git_oid *checksum, int *updated);
extern int git_futils_readbuffer_fd(git_buf *obj, git_file fd, size_t len);
+/* Additional constants for `git_futils_writebuffer`'s `open_flags`. We
+ * support these internally and they will be removed before the `open` call.
+ */
+#ifndef O_FSYNC
+# define O_FSYNC (1 << 31)
+#endif
+
extern int git_futils_writebuffer(
const git_buf *buf, const char *path, int open_flags, mode_t mode);
extern void git_futils_filestamp_set_from_stat(
git_futils_filestamp *stamp, struct stat *st);
+/**
+ * `fsync` the parent directory of the given path, if `fsync` is
+ * supported for directories on this platform.
+ *
+ * @param path Path of the directory to sync.
+ * @return 0 on success, -1 on error
+ */
+extern int git_futils_fsync_dir(const char *path);
+
+/**
+ * `fsync` the parent directory of the given path, if `fsync` is
+ * supported for directories on this platform.
+ *
+ * @param path Path of the file whose parent directory should be synced.
+ * @return 0 on success, -1 on error
+ */
+extern int git_futils_fsync_parent(const char *path);
+
#endif /* INCLUDE_fileops_h__ */