Re: [PATCH 12/41] fs: Drop sync_mapping_buffers() from __generic_file_fsync()

On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 02:41:07PM +0100, Jan Kara wrote:
> No filesystem calling __generic_file_fsync() uses metadata bh tracking.
> Drop sync_mapping_buffers() call from __generic_file_fsync() as it's
> pointless now.

Given how much this changed, maybe rename it to simple_fsync now to
provide an obvious breakage for anyone trying to use it?  That name
is probably also better as it's not all that generic.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <[email protected]>
> ---
>  fs/libfs.c | 8 ++------
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/libfs.c b/fs/libfs.c
> index 74134ba2e8d1..548e119668df 100644
> --- a/fs/libfs.c
> +++ b/fs/libfs.c
> @@ -1555,23 +1555,19 @@ int __generic_file_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end,
>  {
>  	struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
>  	int err;
> -	int ret;
> +	int ret = 0;
>  
>  	err = file_write_and_wait_range(file, start, end);
>  	if (err)
>  		return err;
>  
>  	inode_lock(inode);
> -	ret = sync_mapping_buffers(inode->i_mapping);
>  	if (!(inode_state_read_once(inode) & I_DIRTY_ALL))
>  		goto out;
>  	if (datasync && !(inode_state_read_once(inode) & I_DIRTY_DATASYNC))
>  		goto out;
>  
> -	err = sync_inode_metadata(inode, 1);
> -	if (ret == 0)
> -		ret = err;
> -
> +	ret = sync_inode_metadata(inode, 1);
>  out:
>  	inode_unlock(inode);
>  	/* check and advance again to catch errors after syncing out buffers */
> -- 
> 2.51.0
> 
> 
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