Merge branch 'for-2.6.37/barrier' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block

* 'for-2.6.37/barrier' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block: (46 commits)
  xen-blkfront: disable barrier/flush write support
  Added blk-lib.c and blk-barrier.c was renamed to blk-flush.c
  block: remove BLKDEV_IFL_WAIT
  aic7xxx_old: removed unused 'req' variable
  block: remove the BH_Eopnotsupp flag
  block: remove the BLKDEV_IFL_BARRIER flag
  block: remove the WRITE_BARRIER flag
  swap: do not send discards as barriers
  fat: do not send discards as barriers
  ext4: do not send discards as barriers
  jbd2: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage
  jbd2: Modify ASYNC_COMMIT code to not rely on queue draining on barrier
  jbd: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage
  nilfs2: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage
  reiserfs: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage
  gfs2: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage
  btrfs: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage
  xfs: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage
  block: pass gfp_mask and flags to sb_issue_discard
  dm: convey that all flushes are processed as empty
  ...

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 27 deletions

diff --git a/fs/jbd/commit.c b/fs/jbd/commit.c
index 3f030e9efea6..85a6883c0aca 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/commit.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/commit.c
@@ -137,34 +137,10 @@ static int journal_write_commit_record(journal_t *journal,
         JBUFFER_TRACE(descriptor, "write commit block");
         set_buffer_dirty(bh);
 
-        if (journal->j_flags & JFS_BARRIER) {
-                ret = __sync_dirty_buffer(bh, WRITE_SYNC | WRITE_BARRIER);
-
-                /*
-                 * Is it possible for another commit to fail at roughly
-                 * the same time as this one?  If so, we don't want to
-                 * trust the barrier flag in the super, but instead want
-                 * to remember if we sent a barrier request
-                 */
-                if (ret == -EOPNOTSUPP) {
-                        char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
-
-                        printk(KERN_WARNING
-                                "JBD: barrier-based sync failed on %s - "
-                                "disabling barriers\n",
-                                bdevname(journal->j_dev, b));
-                        spin_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
-                        journal->j_flags &= ~JFS_BARRIER;
-                        spin_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
-
-                        /* And try again, without the barrier */
-                        set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
-                        set_buffer_dirty(bh);
-                        ret = sync_dirty_buffer(bh);
-                }
-        } else {
+        if (journal->j_flags & JFS_BARRIER)
+                ret = __sync_dirty_buffer(bh, WRITE_SYNC | WRITE_FLUSH_FUA);
+        else
                 ret = sync_dirty_buffer(bh);
-        }
 
         put_bh(bh);             /* One for getblk() */
         journal_put_journal_head(descriptor);