core: Implement sync_with_progress()

core: Implement sync_with_progress()

In similar fashion to the previous change, sync() operations can stall
endlessly if cache is unable to be written out. In order to avoid an
unbounded hang, the sync takes place within a child process. Every 10
seconds (SYNC_TIMEOUT_USEC), the value of /proc/meminfo "Dirty" is checked
to verify it is smaller than the last iteration. If the sync is not making
progress for 3 successive iterations (SYNC_PROGRESS_ATTEMPTS), a SIGKILL is
sent to the sync process and the shutdown continues.