1 files changed, 11 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index e0259a163f98..d754e3cf99a8 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -40,18 +40,13 @@
 struct wb_writeback_work {
         long nr_pages;
         struct super_block *sb;
-        /*
-         * Write only inodes dirtied before this time. Don't forget to set
-         * older_than_this_is_set when you set this.
-         */
-        unsigned long older_than_this;
+        unsigned long *older_than_this;
         enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
         unsigned int tagged_writepages:1;
         unsigned int for_kupdate:1;
         unsigned int range_cyclic:1;
         unsigned int for_background:1;
         unsigned int for_sync:1;        /* sync(2) WB_SYNC_ALL writeback */
-        unsigned int older_than_this_is_set:1;
         enum wb_reason reason;          /* why was writeback initiated? */
 
         struct list_head list;          /* pending work list */
@@ -252,10 +247,10 @@ static int move_expired_inodes(struct list_head *delaying_queue,
         int do_sb_sort = 0;
         int moved = 0;
 
-        WARN_ON_ONCE(!work->older_than_this_is_set);
         while (!list_empty(delaying_queue)) {
                 inode = wb_inode(delaying_queue->prev);
-                if (inode_dirtied_after(inode, work->older_than_this))
+                if (work->older_than_this &&
+                    inode_dirtied_after(inode, *work->older_than_this))
                         break;
                 list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, &tmp);
                 moved++;
@@ -742,8 +737,6 @@ static long writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb, long nr_pages,
                 .sync_mode      = WB_SYNC_NONE,
                 .range_cyclic   = 1,
                 .reason         = reason,
-                .older_than_this = jiffies,
-                .older_than_this_is_set = 1,
         };
 
         spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
@@ -802,13 +795,12 @@ static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
 {
         unsigned long wb_start = jiffies;
         long nr_pages = work->nr_pages;
+        unsigned long oldest_jif;
         struct inode *inode;
         long progress;
 
-        if (!work->older_than_this_is_set) {
-                work->older_than_this = jiffies;
-                work->older_than_this_is_set = 1;
-        }
+        oldest_jif = jiffies;
+        work->older_than_this = &oldest_jif;
 
         spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
         for (;;) {
@@ -842,10 +834,10 @@ static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
                  * safe.
                  */
                 if (work->for_kupdate) {
-                        work->older_than_this = jiffies -
+                        oldest_jif = jiffies -
                                 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_expire_interval * 10);
                 } else if (work->for_background)
-                        work->older_than_this = jiffies;
+                        oldest_jif = jiffies;
 
                 trace_writeback_start(wb->bdi, work);
                 if (list_empty(&wb->b_io))
@@ -1357,21 +1349,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_to_writeback_inodes_sb);
 
 /**
  * sync_inodes_sb       -       sync sb inode pages
- * @sb:                 the superblock
- * @older_than_this:    timestamp
+ * @sb: the superblock
  *
  * This function writes and waits on any dirty inode belonging to this
- * superblock that has been dirtied before given timestamp.
+ * super_block.
  */
-void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long older_than_this)
+void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 {
         DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
         struct wb_writeback_work work = {
                 .sb             = sb,
                 .sync_mode      = WB_SYNC_ALL,
                 .nr_pages       = LONG_MAX,
-                .older_than_this = older_than_this,
-                .older_than_this_is_set = 1,
                 .range_cyclic   = 0,
                 .done           = &done,
                 .reason         = WB_REASON_SYNC,