filemap_write_and_wait{_range} will return an error if writeback
initiation fails, but won't clear errors in the address_space. This is
particularly problematic on DAX, as it's effectively synchronous. Ensure
that we clear the AS_EIO/AS_ENOSPC flags when filemap_fdatawrite returns
an error.
Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/filemap.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 37f286df7c95..c349a5d3a34b 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -517,6 +517,9 @@ int filemap_write_and_wait(struct address_space *mapping)
int err2 = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
if (!err)
err = err2;
+ } else {
+ /* Clear any previously stored errors */
+ filemap_check_errors(mapping);
}
} else {
err = filemap_check_errors(mapping);
@@ -551,6 +554,9 @@ int filemap_write_and_wait_range(struct address_space *mapping,
lstart, lend);
if (!err)
err = err2;
+ } else {
+ /* Clear any previously stored errors */
+ filemap_check_errors(mapping);
}
} else {
err = filemap_check_errors(mapping);
--
2.13.0
--
To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in
the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM,
see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ .
Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>
