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 from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-xfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html