1 files changed, 2 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
index fd108b738559..43241e289800 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ xfs_fsync(
 {
         xfs_trans_t     *tp;
         int             error = 0;
-        int             log_flushed = 0, changed = 1;
+        int             log_flushed = 0;
 
         xfs_itrace_entry(ip);
 
@@ -627,18 +627,10 @@ xfs_fsync(
                  * disk yet, the inode will be still be pinned.  If it is,
                  * force the log.
                  */
-
                 xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED);
-
                 if (xfs_ipincount(ip)) {
                         error = _xfs_log_force(ip->i_mount, XFS_LOG_SYNC,
                                                &log_flushed);
-                } else {
-                        /*
-                         * If the inode is not pinned and nothing has changed
-                         * we don't need to flush the cache.
-                         */
-                        changed = 0;
                 }
         } else  {
                 /*
@@ -673,7 +665,7 @@ xfs_fsync(
                 xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
         }
 
-        if ((ip->i_mount->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_BARRIER) && changed) {
+        if (ip->i_mount->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_BARRIER) {
                 /*
                  * If the log write didn't issue an ordered tag we need
                  * to flush the disk cache for the data device now.