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Subject[PATCH 1/4] fs: Remove bogus wait in write_inode_now()
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inode_sync_wait() in write_inode_now() is just bogus. That function waits for
I_SYNC bit to be cleared but writeback_single_inode() clears the bit on return
so the wait is effectivelly a nop unless someone else submits the inode for
writeback again. All the waiting write_inode_now() needs is achieved by using
WB_SYNC_ALL writeback mode.

Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
---
fs/fs-writeback.c | 2 --
1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 5b4a936..f60297b 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -1364,8 +1364,6 @@ int write_inode_now(struct inode *inode, int sync)
ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, wb, &wbc);
spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
- if (sync)
- inode_sync_wait(inode);
return ret;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_inode_now);
--
1.7.1


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