In https://stackoverflow.com/questions/730521/really-force-file-sync-flush-in-java, the author writes in the summary of the answers:
Use c.force(true) followed by s.getFD().sync() for Java NIO
My question is: do you really need both? Isn't force enough? Aren't force and sync just different interfaces for doing the same thing? I can't find anyplace where this is confirmed.
My understanding is that the correct answer is No.
FileChannel.force calls fdatasync or fsync. This can be seen in jdk/src/solaris/native/sun/nio/ch/FileChannelImpl.c on of the OpenJDK source code. FileDescriptor calls fsync (To find this out was more complex. I finally traced it to jvm.cpp).
I am the "author" of the linked question. So I was wrong. What is NOT enough is FileOutputStream.flush. because it is a no-op. You therefore either need force or sync.
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5650327/are-filechannel-force-and-filedescriptor-sync-both-needed