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

From: Ming Lei
Date: Sun May 11 2014 - 23:24:31 EST


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?

> + 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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