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

[Fabian Frederick]

On Mon, 12 May 2014 11:24:26 +0800
Ming Lei <tom.leiming@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 1:06 AM, Fabian Frederick <fabf@xxxxxxxxx> 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 <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);
> 
> Forget to remove above line?
Oops, of course ! Thanks a lot, I've sent a new version :)

Regards,
Fabian

> 
> > +               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;
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> -- 
> Ming Lei
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