1 files changed, 2 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index aca8835c8c17..68851ff2fd41 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
 /*
  * Retrieve work items and do the writeback they describe
  */
-static long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, int force_wait)
+static long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
 {
         struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
         struct wb_writeback_work *work;
@@ -971,12 +971,6 @@ static long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, int force_wait)
 
         set_bit(BDI_writeback_running, &wb->bdi->state);
         while ((work = get_next_work_item(bdi)) != NULL) {
-                /*
-                 * Override sync mode, in case we must wait for completion
-                 * because this thread is exiting now.
-                 */
-                if (force_wait)
-                        work->sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL;
 
                 trace_writeback_exec(bdi, work);
 
@@ -1025,7 +1019,7 @@ void bdi_writeback_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
                  * rescuer as work_list needs to be drained.
                  */
                 do {
-                        pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb, 0);
+                        pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb);
                         trace_writeback_pages_written(pages_written);
                 } while (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list));
         } else {