3 files changed, 17 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs.h b/fs/hostfs/hostfs.h
index c1516d013bf6..67bca0d4a33b 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs.h
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ extern int read_file(int fd, unsigned long long *offset, char *buf, int len);
 extern int write_file(int fd, unsigned long long *offset, const char *buf,
                       int len);
 extern int lseek_file(int fd, long long offset, int whence);
+extern int fsync_file(int fd, int datasync);
 extern int file_create(char *name, int ur, int uw, int ux, int gr,
                        int gw, int gx, int or, int ow, int ox);
 extern int set_attr(const char *file, struct hostfs_iattr *attrs);
diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
index 88e68caa3784..b2d18200a003 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ int hostfs_file_open(struct inode *ino, struct file *file)
 
 int hostfs_fsync(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry, int datasync)
 {
-        return(0);
+        return fsync_file(HOSTFS_I(dentry->d_inode)->fd, datasync);
 }
 
 static struct file_operations hostfs_file_fops = {
diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_user.c b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_user.c
index 4796e8490f7d..b97809deba66 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_user.c
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_user.c
@@ -153,10 +153,24 @@ int lseek_file(int fd, long long offset, int whence)
         int ret;
 
         ret = lseek64(fd, offset, whence);
-        if(ret < 0) return(-errno);
+        if(ret < 0)
+                return(-errno);
         return(0);
 }
 
+int fsync_file(int fd, int datasync)
+{
+        int ret;
+        if (datasync)
+                ret = fdatasync(fd);
+        else
+                ret = fsync(fd);
+
+        if (ret < 0)
+                return -errno;
+        return 0;
+}
+
 void close_file(void *stream)
 {
         close(*((int *) stream));