Re: [PATCH 1/6] writeback: fix writeback completion notifications

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On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 07:25:15PM +0200, Jan Kara wrote:
> > Also rename bdi_wait_on_work_clear to bdi_wait_on_work_done and inline
>   What I find slightly misleading on bdi_wait_on_work_done is that work
> isn't always "done" when this returns. For WB_SYNC_NONE writeback this
> function returns as soon as writeback thread starts the work... But I don't
> have a better name.

Well, the "work" actually is done.  For WB_SYNC_NONE that is just
kicking off the writeback, not waiting for it.

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