[PATCH] generic_osync_inode() with OSYNC_INODE only passed (Re: [PATCH1/2] miss-sync changes on attributes)

[Machida, Hiroyuki]

generic_osync_inode() seems to do over-writing, if OSYNC_INODE only passed.
According comments of generic_osync_inode(), it is expected to write inode
itself only. Current implementation trys to write data page, even if
OSYNC_INODE only passed. This patch fixes it.

This patch is preparetion of other patch to fix "miss-sync changes on
attributes".


Machida, Hiroyuki wrote:
> OGAWA Hirofumi wrote:
>
> > "Machida, Hiroyuki" <machida@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >
> >
> > > OGAWA Hirofumi wrote:
> > >
> > > > Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx> writes:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > However there's not much point in writing a brand-new function when
> > > > > write_inode_now() almost does the right thing.  We can share the
> > > > > implementation within fs-writeback.c.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Indeed. We use the generic_osync_inode() for it?
> > >
> > >
> > > Please let me confirm.
> > > Using generic_osync_inode(inode, NULL, OSYNC_INODE) instaed of
> > > sync_inode_wodata(inode) is peferable for changes on fs/open.c,
> > > even it would write data. Is it correct?
> >
> >
> >
> > No, I only thought the interface is good. I don't know why it writes
> > data pages even if OSYNC_INODE only.
>
>
>
> I checked 2.6.13 tree, following functions call generic_osync_inode().
> However noone calls it with OSYNC_INODE. SO I can't find intention of
> it's usage.
>
> Does anyone know why generic_osync_inode() trys to write data page,
> even if OSYNC_INODE only passed ?
>
>   - fs/reiserfs/file.c
>     reiserfs_file_write()        OSYNC_METADATA | OSYNC_DATA
>   - mm/filemap.c
>     sync_page_range()        OSYNC_METADATA
>     sync_page_range_nolock()    OSYNC_METADATA
>     generic_file_direct_write    OSYNC_METADATA

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Hiroyuki Machida		machida@xxxxxxxxxxxxx		

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