1 files changed, 0 insertions, 40 deletions

diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index b05cf47463d0..0902cfa6a12e 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -537,46 +537,6 @@ void drop_super(struct super_block *sb)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drop_super);
 
 /**
- * sync_supers - helper for periodic superblock writeback
- *
- * Call the write_super method if present on all dirty superblocks in
- * the system.  This is for the periodic writeback used by most older
- * filesystems.  For data integrity superblock writeback use
- * sync_filesystems() instead.
- *
- * Note: check the dirty flag before waiting, so we don't
- * hold up the sync while mounting a device. (The newly
- * mounted device won't need syncing.)
- */
-void sync_supers(void)
-{
-        struct super_block *sb, *p = NULL;
-
-        spin_lock(&sb_lock);
-        list_for_each_entry(sb, &super_blocks, s_list) {
-                if (hlist_unhashed(&sb->s_instances))
-                        continue;
-                if (sb->s_op->write_super && sb->s_dirt) {
-                        sb->s_count++;
-                        spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
-
-                        down_read(&sb->s_umount);
-                        if (sb->s_root && sb->s_dirt && (sb->s_flags & MS_BORN))
-                                sb->s_op->write_super(sb);
-                        up_read(&sb->s_umount);
-
-                        spin_lock(&sb_lock);
-                        if (p)
-                                __put_super(p);
-                        p = sb;
-                }
-        }
-        if (p)
-                __put_super(p);
-        spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
-}
-
-/**
  *      iterate_supers - call function for all active superblocks
  *      @f: function to call
  *      @arg: argument to pass to it