The `truncated' page in block_write_full_page() may stick for a long time. E.g. ext2_rmdir() will set i_size to 0, and then the dir inode may hang around because of being referenced by someone. So clear PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY to prevent pdflush from retrying and iowaiting on it. Tested-by: Joerg Platte <jplatte@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Fengguang Wu <wfg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/buffer.c | 2 ++ 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+) Index: linux/fs/buffer.c =================================================================== --- linux.orig/fs/buffer.c +++ linux/fs/buffer.c @@ -2820,7 +2820,9 @@ int block_write_full_page(struct page *p * freeable here, so the page does not leak. */ do_invalidatepage(page, 0); + set_page_writeback(page); unlock_page(page); + end_page_writeback(page); return 0; /* don't care */ } -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
