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-rw-r--r--fs/fs-writeback.c29
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index ef9bef118342..2d609a5fbfea 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -479,12 +479,28 @@ __writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
* write_inode()
*/
spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
- /* Clear I_DIRTY_PAGES if we've written out all dirty pages */
- if (!mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY))
- inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY_PAGES;
+
dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
- inode->i_state &= ~(I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC);
+ inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY;
+
+ /*
+ * Paired with smp_mb() in __mark_inode_dirty(). This allows
+ * __mark_inode_dirty() to test i_state without grabbing i_lock -
+ * either they see the I_DIRTY bits cleared or we see the dirtied
+ * inode.
+ *
+ * I_DIRTY_PAGES is always cleared together above even if @mapping
+ * still has dirty pages. The flag is reinstated after smp_mb() if
+ * necessary. This guarantees that either __mark_inode_dirty()
+ * sees clear I_DIRTY_PAGES or we see PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY.
+ */
+ smp_mb();
+
+ if (mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY))
+ inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
+
spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+
/* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
if (dirty & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
int err = write_inode(inode, wbc);
@@ -1148,12 +1164,11 @@ void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
}
/*
- * make sure that changes are seen by all cpus before we test i_state
- * -- mikulas
+ * Paired with smp_mb() in __writeback_single_inode() for the
+ * following lockless i_state test. See there for details.
*/
smp_mb();
- /* avoid the locking if we can */
if ((inode->i_state & flags) == flags)
return;