linux-ext4 - [PATCH 2/4] ext4: use sync_inode_metadata() when sync inode metadata

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Date:	Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:41:44 +0800
From:	Guo Chao <yan@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	tytso@....edu
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] ext4: use sync_inode_metadata() when sync inode metadata

We have a dedicated interface to sync inode metadata.

Signed-off-by: Guo Chao <yan@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 fs/ext4/fsync.c |    6 +-----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext4/fsync.c b/fs/ext4/fsync.c
index be1d89f..dfbc1fe 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/fsync.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/fsync.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
  */
 static int ext4_sync_parent(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	struct writeback_control wbc;
 	struct dentry *dentry = NULL;
 	struct inode *next;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -66,10 +65,7 @@ static int ext4_sync_parent(struct inode *inode)
 		ret = sync_mapping_buffers(inode->i_mapping);
 		if (ret)
 			break;
-		memset(&wbc, 0, sizeof(wbc));
-		wbc.sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL;
-		wbc.nr_to_write = 0;         /* only write out the inode */
-		ret = sync_inode(inode, &wbc);
+		ret = sync_inode_metadata(inode, 1);
 		if (ret)
 			break;
 	}
-- 
1.7.9.5

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