3 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/sqfs/block_processor.h b/include/sqfs/block_processor.h
index cef4459..6945633 100644
--- a/include/sqfs/block_processor.h
+++ b/include/sqfs/block_processor.h
@@ -198,11 +198,28 @@ SQFS_API int sqfs_block_processor_append(sqfs_block_processor_t *proc,
 SQFS_API int sqfs_block_processor_end_file(sqfs_block_processor_t *proc);
 
 /**
+ * @brief Wait for the in-flight data blocks to finish.
+ *
+ * @memberof sqfs_block_processor_t
+ *
+ * @param proc A pointer to a block processor object.
+ *
+ * @return Zero on success, an @ref E_SQFS_ERROR value on failure. The failure
+ *         return value can either be an error encountered during enqueueing,
+ *         processing or writing to disk.
+ */
+SQFS_API int sqfs_block_processor_sync(sqfs_block_processor_t *proc);
+
+/**
  * @brief Wait for the in-flight data blocks to finish and finally flush the
  *        current fragment block.
  *
  * @memberof sqfs_block_processor_t
  *
+ * This does essentially the same as @ref sqfs_block_processor_sync, but after
+ * syncing, it also flushes the current fragment block, even if it isn't full
+ * yet and waits for it to be completed as well.
+ *
  * @param proc A pointer to a block processor object.
  *
  * @return Zero on success, an @ref E_SQFS_ERROR value on failure. The failure
diff --git a/lib/sqfs/block_processor/serial.c b/lib/sqfs/block_processor/serial.c
index 2e00198..b797ca0 100644
--- a/lib/sqfs/block_processor/serial.c
+++ b/lib/sqfs/block_processor/serial.c
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ done:
 	return sproc->status;
 }
 
+int sqfs_block_processor_sync(sqfs_block_processor_t *proc)
+{
+	return ((serial_block_processor_t *)proc)->status;
+}
+
 int sqfs_block_processor_finish(sqfs_block_processor_t *proc)
 {
 	serial_block_processor_t *sproc = (serial_block_processor_t *)proc;
diff --git a/lib/sqfs/block_processor/winpthread.c b/lib/sqfs/block_processor/winpthread.c
index 492ad6e..47408a7 100644
--- a/lib/sqfs/block_processor/winpthread.c
+++ b/lib/sqfs/block_processor/winpthread.c
@@ -523,6 +523,11 @@ int append_to_work_queue(sqfs_block_processor_t *proc, sqfs_block_t *block)
 	return status;
 }
 
+int sqfs_block_processor_sync(sqfs_block_processor_t *proc)
+{
+	return append_to_work_queue(proc, NULL);
+}
+
 int sqfs_block_processor_finish(sqfs_block_processor_t *proc)
 {
 	thread_pool_processor_t *thproc = (thread_pool_processor_t *)proc;