1 files changed, 18 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
index e19d25555c3f..1f5e4bb5e970 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
@@ -180,26 +180,31 @@ xfs_sync_inode_valid(
         struct xfs_perag        *pag)
 {
         struct inode            *inode = VFS_I(ip);
+        int                     error = EFSCORRUPTED;
 
         /* nothing to sync during shutdown */
-        if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount)) {
-                read_unlock(&pag->pag_ici_lock);
-                return EFSCORRUPTED;
-        }
+        if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount))
+                goto out_unlock;
 
-        /* If we can't get a reference on the inode, it must be in reclaim. */
-        if (!igrab(inode)) {
-                read_unlock(&pag->pag_ici_lock);
-                return ENOENT;
-        }
-        read_unlock(&pag->pag_ici_lock);
+        /* avoid new or reclaimable inodes. Leave for reclaim code to flush */
+        error = ENOENT;
+        if (xfs_iflags_test(ip, XFS_INEW | XFS_IRECLAIMABLE | XFS_IRECLAIM))
+                goto out_unlock;
 
-        if (is_bad_inode(inode) || xfs_iflags_test(ip, XFS_INEW)) {
+        /* If we can't grab the inode, it must on it's way to reclaim. */
+        if (!igrab(inode))
+                goto out_unlock;
+
+        if (is_bad_inode(inode)) {
                 IRELE(ip);
-                return ENOENT;
+                goto out_unlock;
         }
 
-        return 0;
+        /* inode is valid */
+        error = 0;
+out_unlock:
+        read_unlock(&pag->pag_ici_lock);
+        return error;
 }
 
 STATIC int