LogFlush
LogFlush is a term used in logging and durability systems to refer to the operation of flushing buffered log records to a durable sink. It can be exposed as a function or invoked by a system component. The goal is to ensure that logs reach stable storage and are recoverable after a crash or power failure.
Mechanism and durability: A LogFlush typically forces the in-memory log buffers to be written to the underlying
Use cases: Log flushing is central to write-ahead logging in databases, durable messaging systems, and critical
Variants and examples: In application code, libraries may provide Log.Flush() or Log.FlushSync() functions. In databases and
See also: fsync, write-ahead log, durability, logging library, log rotation.