linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 4/4] zram: replace fsync_bdev with sync

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Date:   Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:06:36 -0700
From:   Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     Ming Lei <ming.lei@...hat.com>
Cc:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 4/4] zram: replace fsync_bdev with sync_blockdev

On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 09:55:48AM +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
> When calling fsync_bdev(), zram driver guarantees that the bdev won't be
> opened by anyone, then there can't be one active fs/superblock over the
> zram bdev, so replace fsync_bdev with sync_blockdev.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@...hat.com>

Reviewed-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>

  Luis