[PATCH 1/4] fs: Remove bogus wait in write_inode_now()

[Jan Kara]

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>
---
 fs/fs-writeback.c |    2 --
 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 5b4a936..f60297b 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -1364,8 +1364,6 @@ int write_inode_now(struct inode *inode, int sync)
 	ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, wb, &wbc);
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
-	if (sync)
-		inode_sync_wait(inode);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_inode_now);
-- 
1.7.1

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