linux-ext4 - question on sync()

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Date:	Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:29:17 +0300
From:	Surbhi Palande <Surbhi.Palande@...onical.com>
To:	ext4 development <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: question on sync()

Hie,

While looking at fs/sync.c :: sync(), I found out that:

1) sync() first calls wakeup_flusher_threads() which ultimately calls
bdi_alloc_queue_work() with WB_SYNC_NONE for every bdi in the bdi_list.

2) sync() immediate then calls sync_filesystems(0) which does the same
thing - it calls writeback_inodes_sb() which finally calls
bdi_alloc_queue_work() with WB_SYNC_NONE for every bdi corresponding to
every filesystem.

If it is possible, then I wanted to know why there are effectively two
calls which ultimately call bdi_alloc_queue_work() with WB_SYNC_NONE
twice?

Thanks!

Warm Regards,
Surbhi.

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