[PATCH V4 2/2] fs/ext4/fsync.c: generic_file_fsync call based on barrier flag

[Fabian Frederick]

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 <jack@xxxxxxx>
Suggested-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alexander Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 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

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