On Fri, Mar 09, 2012 at 10:02:25AM +0100, Jan Kara wrote: > 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@xxxxxxx> Loks good - I have the same in my patchkit to kill write_inode_now (which I really need to get out soon). Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx> -- 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/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>