linux-kernel - [PATCH 8/8] block: switch sync_dirty_buffer() over to WRITE

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Date:	Mon,  6 Apr 2009 14:48:08 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	tytso@....edu, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
Subject: [PATCH 8/8] block: switch sync_dirty_buffer() over to WRITE_SYNC

We should now have the logic in place to handle this properly
without regressing on the write performance, so re-enable
the sync writes.

Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
---
 fs/buffer.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 43afaa5..6e35762 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -3010,7 +3010,7 @@ int sync_dirty_buffer(struct buffer_head *bh)
 	if (test_clear_buffer_dirty(bh)) {
 		get_bh(bh);
 		bh->b_end_io = end_buffer_write_sync;
-		ret = submit_bh(WRITE, bh);
+		ret = submit_bh(WRITE_SYNC, bh);
 		wait_on_buffer(bh);
 		if (buffer_eopnotsupp(bh)) {
 			clear_buffer_eopnotsupp(bh);
-- 
1.6.2.1.423.g442d

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