On Mon 28-04-14 23:15:08, Fabian Frederick wrote:
> generic_file_fsync has been updated to issue a flush for
> older filesystems.
>
> This patch tests for barrier flag in ext4 mount flags
> and calls the right function.
>
> Suggested-by: Jan Kara <[email protected]>
> Suggested-by: Christoph Hellwig <[email protected]>
> Cc: Jan Kara <[email protected]>
> Cc: Christoph Hellwig <[email protected]>
> Cc: Alexander Viro <[email protected]>
> Cc: "Theodore Ts'o" <[email protected]>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <[email protected]>
The patch looks good. You can add:
Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <[email protected]>
Honza
> ---
> fs/ext4/fsync.c | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/fsync.c b/fs/ext4/fsync.c
> index a8bc47f..fa82c0a 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/fsync.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/fsync.c
> @@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ int ext4_sync_file(struct file *file, loff_t start,
> loff_t end, int datasync)
>
> if (!journal) {
> ret = generic_file_fsync(file, start, end, datasync);
> + if (test_opt(inode->i_sb, BARRIER))
> + ret = generic_file_fsync(file, start, end, datasync);
> + else
> + ret = __generic_file_fsync(file, start, end, datasync);
> if (!ret && !hlist_empty(&inode->i_dentry))
> ret = ext4_sync_parent(inode);
> goto out;
> --
> 1.8.4.5
>
--
Jan Kara <[email protected]>
SUSE Labs, CR
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