1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index 9bd53cf2cdb2..90050ab7adf3 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -335,6 +335,24 @@ bail:
         drbd_force_state(mdev, NS(conn, C_PROTOCOL_ERROR));
 }
 
+
+/* In C_AHEAD mode only out_of_sync packets are sent for requests. Detach
+ * those requests from the newsest barrier when changing to an other cstate.
+ *
+ * That headless list vanishes when the last request finished its write or
+ * send out_of_sync packet.  */
+static void tl_forget(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
+{
+        struct drbd_tl_epoch *b;
+
+        if (test_bit(CREATE_BARRIER, &mdev->flags))
+                return;
+
+        b = mdev->newest_tle;
+        list_del(&b->requests);
+        _tl_add_barrier(mdev, b);
+}
+
 /**
  * _tl_restart() - Walks the transfer log, and applies an action to all requests
  * @mdev:       DRBD device.
@@ -1242,6 +1260,9 @@ __drbd_set_state(struct drbd_conf *mdev, union drbd_state ns,
         if (os.conn < C_CONNECTED && ns.conn >= C_CONNECTED)
                 drbd_resume_al(mdev);
 
+        if (os.conn == C_AHEAD && ns.conn != C_AHEAD)
+                tl_forget(mdev);
+
         ascw = kmalloc(sizeof(*ascw), GFP_ATOMIC);
         if (ascw) {
                 ascw->os = os;