linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 1/2] FS: Add generic data flush to fsync

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Date:	Mon, 28 Apr 2014 04:49:27 -0700
From:	hch <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, jack <jack@...e.cz>,
	hch <hch@...radead.org>, Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	tytso <tytso@....edu>, akpm <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 1/2] FS: Add generic data flush to fsync

> +	if (flush == true) {
> +		err = blkdev_issue_flush(inode->i_sb->s_bdev, GFP_KERNEL,
> +					 NULL);
> +		if (ret == 0)
> +			ret = err;
> +	}
> +
>  out:
>  	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);

There is no need to have the cache flush under i_mutex, and thus there's
also no need to have the parameter, as the flush can be done in
generic_file_fsync.

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