Magento Sync Product Attributes

gistfile1.txt

public function syncConfigProductAttributes(Mage_Catalog_Model_Product $product)
    {
        if ($product->getTypeId() == Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Type::TYPE_CONFIGURABLE) {
            /* @var $productType Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Type_Configurable */
            $productType = $product->getTypeInstance(true);
            $syncAttributes = array('short_description', 'description');
            foreach ($productType->getUsedProductCollection($product) as $childProduct) {
                //$childProduct->load($childProduct->getId());
                /* @var $childProduct Mage_Catalog_Model_Product */
                foreach ($syncAttributes as $attributeCode) {
                    $childProduct->setData($attributeCode, $product->getData($attributeCode));
                }
                $childProduct->save();
            }
        }
    }