linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs: export emergency

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Date:   Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:13:06 -0500
From:   Bill O'Donnell <billodo@...hat.com>
To:     Rob Barnes <robbarnes@...gle.com>
Cc:     bleung@...omium.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs: export emergency_sync

On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 09:45:40PM +0000, Rob Barnes wrote:
> emergency_sync forces a filesystem sync in emergency situations.
> Export this function so it can be used by modules.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rob Barnes <robbarnes@...gle.com>

Example of an emergency situation?
Thanks-
Bill


> ---
> 
>  fs/sync.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/sync.c b/fs/sync.c
> index dc725914e1edb..b313db0ebb5ee 100644
> --- a/fs/sync.c
> +++ b/fs/sync.c
> @@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ void emergency_sync(void)
>  		schedule_work(work);
>  	}
>  }
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(emergency_sync);
>  
>  /*
>   * sync a single super
> -- 
> 2.41.0.255.g8b1d071c50-goog
>