From: Fabian Frederick <fabf@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: fs/ext4/fsync.c: generic_file_fsync call based on barrier flag
generic_file_fsync has been updated to issue a flush for older
filesystems.
This patch tests for barrier flag in ext4 mount flags and calls the right
function.
Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@xxxxxxxxx>
Suggested-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
Suggested-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alexander Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/ext4/fsync.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff -puN fs/ext4/fsync.c~fs-ext4-fsyncc-generic_file_fsync-call-based-on-barrier-flag fs/ext4/fsync.c
--- a/fs/ext4/fsync.c~fs-ext4-fsyncc-generic_file_fsync-call-based-on-barrier-flag
+++ a/fs/ext4/fsync.c
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@ int ext4_sync_file(struct file *file, lo
}
if (!journal) {
- ret = generic_file_fsync(file, start, end, datasync);
+ if (test_opt(inode->i_sb, BARRIER))
+ ret = generic_file_fsync(file, start, end, datasync);
+ else
+ ret = __generic_file_fsync(file, start, end, datasync);
if (!ret && !hlist_empty(&inode->i_dentry))
ret = ext4_sync_parent(inode);
goto out;
_
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