1 files changed, 6 insertions, 29 deletions

diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 554a396..f863e1d 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -2187,20 +2187,7 @@ generic_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 		}
 		*ppos = end;
 	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Sync the fs metadata but not the minor inode changes and
-	 * of course not the data as we did direct DMA for the IO.
-	 * i_mutex is held, which protects generic_osync_inode() from
-	 * livelocking.  AIO O_DIRECT ops attempt to sync metadata here.
-	 */
 out:
-	if ((written >= 0 || written == -EIOCBQUEUED) &&
-	    ((file->f_flags & O_SYNC) || IS_SYNC(inode))) {
-		int err = generic_osync_inode(inode, mapping, OSYNC_METADATA);
-		if (err < 0)
-			written = err;
-	}
 	return written;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_file_direct_write);
@@ -2332,8 +2319,6 @@ generic_file_buffered_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
-	const struct address_space_operations *a_ops = mapping->a_ops;
-	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
 	ssize_t status;
 	struct iov_iter i;
 
@@ -2343,16 +2328,6 @@ generic_file_buffered_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 	if (likely(status >= 0)) {
 		written += status;
 		*ppos = pos + status;
-
-		/*
-		 * For now, when the user asks for O_SYNC, we'll actually give
-		 * O_DSYNC
-		 */
-		if (unlikely((file->f_flags & O_SYNC) || IS_SYNC(inode))) {
-			if (!a_ops->writepage || !is_sync_kiocb(iocb))
-				status = generic_osync_inode(inode, mapping,
-						OSYNC_METADATA|OSYNC_DATA);
-		}
   	}
 	
 	/*
@@ -2514,11 +2489,12 @@ ssize_t generic_file_aio_write_nolock(struct kiocb *iocb,
 
 	ret = __generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, &iocb->ki_pos);
 
-	if (ret > 0 && ((file->f_flags & O_SYNC) || IS_SYNC(inode))) {
+	if ((ret > 0 || ret == -EIOCBQUEUED) &&
+	    ((file->f_flags & O_SYNC) || IS_SYNC(inode))) {
 		ssize_t err;
 
 		err = sync_page_range_nolock(inode, mapping, pos, ret);
-		if (err < 0)
+		if (err < 0 && ret > 0)
 			ret = err;
 	}
 	return ret;
@@ -2550,11 +2526,12 @@ ssize_t generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 	ret = __generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, &iocb->ki_pos);
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 
-	if (ret > 0 && ((file->f_flags & O_SYNC) || IS_SYNC(inode))) {
+	if ((ret > 0 || ret == -EIOCBQUEUED) &&
+	    ((file->f_flags & O_SYNC) || IS_SYNC(inode))) {
 		ssize_t err;
 
 		err = sync_page_range(inode, mapping, pos, ret);
-		if (err < 0)
+		if (err < 0 && ret > 0)
 			ret = err;
 	}
 	return ret;