linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] f2fs: call sync

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Date:   Mon,  5 Dec 2016 11:43:45 -0800
From:   Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Cc:     Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] f2fs: call sync_fs when f2fs is idle

The sync_fs in f2fs_balance_fs_bg must avoid interrupting current user requests.

Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>
---
 fs/f2fs/segment.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
index d5141a06b9a3..8affc5621181 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
@@ -383,12 +383,15 @@ void f2fs_balance_fs_bg(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 	else
 		build_free_nids(sbi, false);
 
+	if (!is_idle(sbi))
+		return;
+
 	/* checkpoint is the only way to shrink partial cached entries */
 	if (!available_free_memory(sbi, NAT_ENTRIES) ||
 			!available_free_memory(sbi, INO_ENTRIES) ||
 			excess_prefree_segs(sbi) ||
 			excess_dirty_nats(sbi) ||
-			(is_idle(sbi) && f2fs_time_over(sbi, CP_TIME))) {
+			f2fs_time_over(sbi, CP_TIME)) {
 		if (test_opt(sbi, DATA_FLUSH)) {
 			struct blk_plug plug;
 
-- 
2.11.0