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diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index c0e53372b082..cdc1a9630948 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1764,8 +1764,8 @@ struct super_operations {
* I_FREEING Set when inode is about to be freed but still has dirty
* pages or buffers attached or the inode itself is still
* dirty.
- * I_CLEAR Added by end_writeback(). In this state the inode is clean
- * and can be destroyed. Inode keeps I_FREEING.
+ * I_CLEAR Added by clear_inode(). In this state the inode is
+ * clean and can be destroyed. Inode keeps I_FREEING.
*
* Inodes that are I_WILL_FREE, I_FREEING or I_CLEAR are
* prohibited for many purposes. iget() must wait for
@@ -1773,9 +1773,10 @@ struct super_operations {
* anew. Other functions will just ignore such inodes,
* if appropriate. I_NEW is used for waiting.
*
- * I_SYNC Synchonized write of dirty inode data. The bits is
- * set during data writeback, and cleared with a wakeup
- * on the bit address once it is done.
+ * I_SYNC Writeback of inode is running. The bit is set during
+ * data writeback, and cleared with a wakeup on the bit
+ * address once it is done. The bit is also used to pin
+ * the inode in memory for flusher thread.
*
* I_REFERENCED Marks the inode as recently references on the LRU list.
*
@@ -2349,7 +2350,7 @@ extern unsigned int get_next_ino(void);
extern void __iget(struct inode * inode);
extern void iget_failed(struct inode *);
-extern void end_writeback(struct inode *);
+extern void clear_inode(struct inode *);
extern void __destroy_inode(struct inode *);
extern struct inode *new_inode_pseudo(struct super_block *sb);
extern struct inode *new_inode(struct super_block *sb);