[PATCH] fs: warn on dirty inode in writeback paired with I_WILL_FREE

From: Mateusz Guzik
Date: Wed Dec 10 2025 - 08:43:28 EST


This is in preparation for removing the flag down the road.

Signed-off-by: Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/fs-writeback.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 6800886c4d10..633537003b88 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -1866,6 +1866,8 @@ static int writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode,
* as it can be finally deleted at this moment.
*/
if (!(inode_state_read(inode) & I_FREEING)) {
+ if (inode_state_read(inode) & I_WILL_FREE)
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(inode_state_read(inode) & I_DIRTY_ALL);
/*
* If the inode is now fully clean, then it can be safely
* removed from its writeback list (if any). Otherwise the
--
2.48.1