pass writeback_control to ->write_inode

This gives the filesystem more information about the writeback that
is happening.  Trond requested this for the NFS unstable write handling,
and other filesystems might benefit from this too by beeing able to
distinguish between the different callers in more detail.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>

45 files changed, 115 insertions, 72 deletions

diff --git a/fs/adfs/adfs.h b/fs/adfs/adfs.h
index 9cc18775b83..2ff622f6f54 100644
--- a/fs/adfs/adfs.h
+++ b/fs/adfs/adfs.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ struct adfs_discmap {
 
 /* Inode stuff */
 struct inode *adfs_iget(struct super_block *sb, struct object_info *obj);
-int adfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode,int unused);
+int adfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc);
 int adfs_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr);
 
 /* map.c */
diff --git a/fs/adfs/inode.c b/fs/adfs/inode.c
index 3f57ce4bee5..0f5e3097813 100644
--- a/fs/adfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/adfs/inode.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  */
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
+#include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include "adfs.h"
 
 /*
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@ out:
  * The adfs-specific inode data has already been updated by
  * adfs_notify_change()
  */
-int adfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+int adfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct object_info obj;
@@ -375,7 +376,7 @@ int adfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 	obj.attr	= ADFS_I(inode)->attr;
 	obj.size	= inode->i_size;
 
-	ret = adfs_dir_update(sb, &obj, wait);
+	ret = adfs_dir_update(sb, &obj, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
 	unlock_kernel();
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/fs/affs/affs.h b/fs/affs/affs.h
index 0e40caaba45..861dae68ac1 100644
--- a/fs/affs/affs.h
+++ b/fs/affs/affs.h
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ extern void			 affs_delete_inode(struct inode *inode);
 extern void			 affs_clear_inode(struct inode *inode);
 extern struct inode		*affs_iget(struct super_block *sb,
 					unsigned long ino);
-extern int			 affs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int);
+extern int			 affs_write_inode(struct inode *inode,
+					struct writeback_control *wbc);
 extern int			 affs_add_entry(struct inode *dir, struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry, s32 type);
 
 /* file.c */
diff --git a/fs/affs/inode.c b/fs/affs/inode.c
index 3c4ec7d864c..c9744d771d9 100644
--- a/fs/affs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/affs/inode.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ bad_inode:
 }
 
 int
-affs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int unused)
+affs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct super_block	*sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct buffer_head	*bh;
diff --git a/fs/bfs/inode.c b/fs/bfs/inode.c
index 8f3d9fd8960..f22a7d3dc36 100644
--- a/fs/bfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/bfs/inode.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <linux/vfs.h>
+#include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include "bfs.h"
 
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ error:
 	return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 }
 
-static int bfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+static int bfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct bfs_sb_info *info = BFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	unsigned int ino = (u16)inode->i_ino;
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ static int bfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 	di->i_eoffset = cpu_to_le32(i_sblock * BFS_BSIZE + inode->i_size - 1);
 
 	mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
-	if (wait) {
+	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
 		sync_dirty_buffer(bh);
 		if (buffer_req(bh) && !buffer_uptodate(bh))
 			err = -EIO;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 2aa8ec6a098..8b5cfdd4bfc 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -2326,7 +2326,7 @@ int btrfs_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf);
 int btrfs_readpage(struct file *file, struct page *page);
 void btrfs_delete_inode(struct inode *inode);
 void btrfs_put_inode(struct inode *inode);
-int btrfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait);
+int btrfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc);
 void btrfs_dirty_inode(struct inode *inode);
 struct inode *btrfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb);
 void btrfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 4deb280f896..c41db6d45ab 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -3968,7 +3968,7 @@ err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int btrfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+int btrfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
@@ -3977,7 +3977,7 @@ int btrfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 	if (root->fs_info->btree_inode == inode)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (wait) {
+	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
 		trans = btrfs_join_transaction(root, 1);
 		btrfs_set_trans_block_group(trans, inode);
 		ret = btrfs_commit_transaction(trans, root);
diff --git a/fs/exofs/exofs.h b/fs/exofs/exofs.h
index 59b8bf2825c..8442e353309 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/exofs.h
+++ b/fs/exofs/exofs.h
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ int exofs_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 		struct page **pagep, void **fsdata);
 extern struct inode *exofs_iget(struct super_block *, unsigned long);
 struct inode *exofs_new_inode(struct inode *, int);
-extern int exofs_write_inode(struct inode *, int);
+extern int exofs_write_inode(struct inode *, struct writeback_control *wbc);
 extern void exofs_delete_inode(struct inode *);
 
 /* dir.c:                */
diff --git a/fs/exofs/inode.c b/fs/exofs/inode.c
index 5514f3c2c2f..a17e4b733e3 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/inode.c
@@ -1280,9 +1280,9 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int exofs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+int exofs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
-	return exofs_update_inode(inode, wait);
+	return exofs_update_inode(inode, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/ext2/ext2.h b/fs/ext2/ext2.h
index 061914add3c..0b038e47ad2 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/ext2.h
+++ b/fs/ext2/ext2.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ extern unsigned long ext2_count_free (struct buffer_head *, unsigned);
 
 /* inode.c */
 extern struct inode *ext2_iget (struct super_block *, unsigned long);
-extern int ext2_write_inode (struct inode *, int);
+extern int ext2_write_inode (struct inode *, struct writeback_control *);
 extern void ext2_delete_inode (struct inode *);
 extern int ext2_sync_inode (struct inode *);
 extern int ext2_get_block(struct inode *, sector_t, struct buffer_head *, int);
diff --git a/fs/ext2/inode.c b/fs/ext2/inode.c
index 71b032c65a0..36ae1cac767 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/inode.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Remy Card and others");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Second Extended Filesystem");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
+static int __ext2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int do_sync);
+
 /*
  * Test whether an inode is a fast symlink.
  */
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ void ext2_delete_inode (struct inode * inode)
 		goto no_delete;
 	EXT2_I(inode)->i_dtime	= get_seconds();
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
-	ext2_write_inode(inode, inode_needs_sync(inode));
+	__ext2_write_inode(inode, inode_needs_sync(inode));
 
 	inode->i_size = 0;
 	if (inode->i_blocks)
@@ -1335,7 +1337,7 @@ bad_inode:
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
-int ext2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int do_sync)
+static int __ext2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int do_sync)
 {
 	struct ext2_inode_info *ei = EXT2_I(inode);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
@@ -1440,6 +1442,11 @@ int ext2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int do_sync)
 	return err;
 }
 
+int ext2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
+{
+	return __ext2_write_inode(inode, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
+}
+
 int ext2_sync_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct writeback_control wbc = {
diff --git a/fs/ext3/inode.c b/fs/ext3/inode.c
index 455e6e6e5cb..7aca55fcc97 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/inode.c
@@ -3096,7 +3096,7 @@ out_brelse:
  * `stuff()' is running, and the new i_size will be lost.  Plus the inode
  * will no longer be on the superblock's dirty inode list.
  */
-int ext3_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+int ext3_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	if (current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC)
 		return 0;
@@ -3107,7 +3107,7 @@ int ext3_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	if (!wait)
+	if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL)
 		return 0;
 
 	return ext3_force_commit(inode->i_sb);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 4cedc91ec59..50af1a2c65e 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ int ext4_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
 				struct buffer_head *bh_result, int create);
 
 extern struct inode *ext4_iget(struct super_block *, unsigned long);
-extern int  ext4_write_inode(struct inode *, int);
+extern int  ext4_write_inode(struct inode *, struct writeback_control *);
 extern int  ext4_setattr(struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
 extern int  ext4_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 				struct kstat *stat);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index e11952404e0..d01a6cdbf85 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -5177,7 +5177,7 @@ out_brelse:
  * `stuff()' is running, and the new i_size will be lost.  Plus the inode
  * will no longer be on the superblock's dirty inode list.
  */
-int ext4_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+int ext4_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -5191,7 +5191,7 @@ int ext4_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 
-		if (!wait)
+		if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL)
 			return 0;
 
 		err = ext4_force_commit(inode->i_sb);
@@ -5201,7 +5201,7 @@ int ext4_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 		err = ext4_get_inode_loc(inode, &iloc);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
-		if (wait)
+		if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL)
 			sync_dirty_buffer(iloc.bh);
 		if (buffer_req(iloc.bh) && !buffer_uptodate(iloc.bh)) {
 			ext4_error(inode->i_sb, __func__,
diff --git a/fs/fat/inode.c b/fs/fat/inode.c
index 14da530b05c..fbeecdc194d 100644
--- a/fs/fat/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fat/inode.c
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static inline loff_t fat_i_pos_read(struct msdos_sb_info *sbi,
 	return i_pos;
 }
 
-static int fat_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+static int __fat_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct msdos_sb_info *sbi = MSDOS_SB(sb);
@@ -634,9 +634,14 @@ retry:
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int fat_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
+{
+	return __fat_write_inode(inode, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
+}
+
 int fat_sync_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	return fat_write_inode(inode, 1);
+	return __fat_write_inode(inode, 1);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fat_sync_inode);
diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 5f2721b1e4b..76fc4d594ac 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -381,10 +381,10 @@ static void queue_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long *older_than_this)
 	move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty, &wb->b_io, older_than_this);
 }
 
-static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
+static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode))
-		return inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, sync);
+		return inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, wbc);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@ static int
 writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
-	int wait = wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL;
 	unsigned dirty;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -439,7 +438,7 @@ writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 		 * We'll have another go at writing back this inode when we
 		 * completed a full scan of b_io.
 		 */
-		if (!wait) {
+		if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL) {
 			requeue_io(inode);
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -466,7 +465,7 @@ writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	 * This is important for filesystems that modify metadata on data
 	 * I/O completion.
 	 */
-	if (wait) {
+	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
 		int err = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
 		if (ret == 0)
 			ret = err;
@@ -474,7 +473,7 @@ writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 
 	/* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
 	if (dirty & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
-		int err = write_inode(inode, wait);
+		int err = write_inode(inode, wbc);
 		if (ret == 0)
 			ret = err;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index e5e22629da6..ca87598ead7 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/crc32.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/writeback.h>
 
 #include "gfs2.h"
 #include "incore.h"
@@ -711,7 +712,7 @@ void gfs2_unfreeze_fs(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
  * Returns: errno
  */
 
-static int gfs2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
+static int gfs2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
@@ -745,7 +746,7 @@ static int gfs2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
 do_unlock:
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&gh);
 do_flush:
-	if (sync != 0)
+	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL)
 		gfs2_log_flush(GFS2_SB(inode), ip->i_gl);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/fs/hfs/hfs_fs.h b/fs/hfs/hfs_fs.h
index 052387e1167..fe35e3b626c 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/hfs_fs.h
+++ b/fs/hfs/hfs_fs.h
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ extern const struct address_space_operations hfs_btree_aops;
 
 extern struct inode *hfs_new_inode(struct inode *, struct qstr *, int);
 extern void hfs_inode_write_fork(struct inode *, struct hfs_extent *, __be32 *, __be32 *);
-extern int hfs_write_inode(struct inode *, int);
+extern int hfs_write_inode(struct inode *, struct writeback_control *);
 extern int hfs_inode_setattr(struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
 extern void hfs_inode_read_fork(struct inode *inode, struct hfs_extent *ext,
 			__be32 log_size, __be32 phys_size, u32 clump_size);
diff --git a/fs/hfs/inode.c b/fs/hfs/inode.c
index a1cbff2b4d9..14f5cb1b9fd 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/inode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ void hfs_inode_write_fork(struct inode *inode, struct hfs_extent *ext,
 					 HFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->alloc_blksz);
 }
 
-int hfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int unused)
+int hfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct inode *main_inode = inode;
 	struct hfs_find_data fd;
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/super.c b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
index 43022f3d514..74b473a8ef9 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/super.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ bad_inode:
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
-static int hfsplus_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int unused)
+static int hfsplus_write_inode(struct inode *inode,
+		struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct hfsplus_vh *vhdr;
 	int ret = 0;
diff --git a/fs/jfs/inode.c b/fs/jfs/inode.c
index b2ae190a77b..182b78cc3e6 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/inode.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 #include <linux/quotaops.h>
+#include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include "jfs_incore.h"
 #include "jfs_inode.h"
 #include "jfs_filsys.h"
@@ -120,8 +121,10 @@ int jfs_commit_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int jfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+int jfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
+	int wait = wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL;
+
 	if (test_cflag(COMMIT_Nolink, inode))
 		return 0;
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_inode.h b/fs/jfs/jfs_inode.h
index 1eff7db34d6..15902b03c2a 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_inode.h
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_inode.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ extern long jfs_ioctl(struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
 extern long jfs_compat_ioctl(struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
 extern struct inode *jfs_iget(struct super_block *, unsigned long);
 extern int jfs_commit_inode(struct inode *, int);
-extern int jfs_write_inode(struct inode*, int);
+extern int jfs_write_inode(struct inode *, struct writeback_control *);
 extern void jfs_delete_inode(struct inode *);
 extern void jfs_dirty_inode(struct inode *);
 extern void jfs_truncate(struct inode *);
diff --git a/fs/minix/inode.c b/fs/minix/inode.c
index 74ea82d7216..756f8c93780 100644
--- a/fs/minix/inode.c
+++ b/fs/minix/inode.c
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/highuid.h>
 #include <linux/vfs.h>
+#include <linux/writeback.h>
 
-static int minix_write_inode(struct inode * inode, int wait);
+static int minix_write_inode(struct inode *inode,
+		struct writeback_control *wbc);
 static int minix_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf);
 static int minix_remount (struct super_block * sb, int * flags, char * data);
 
@@ -552,7 +554,7 @@ static struct buffer_head * V2_minix_update_inode(struct inode * inode)
 	return bh;
 }
 
-static int minix_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+static int minix_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
@@ -563,7 +565,7 @@ static int minix_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 		bh = V2_minix_update_inode(inode);
 	if (!bh)
 		return -EIO;
-	if (wait && buffer_dirty(bh)) {
+	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL && buffer_dirty(bh)) {
 		sync_dirty_buffer(bh);
 		if (buffer_req(bh) && !buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
 			printk("IO error syncing minix inode [%s:%08lx]\n",
diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 5ecd952cae1..7f9ecc46f3f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -97,11 +97,12 @@ u64 nfs_compat_user_ino64(u64 fileid)
 	return ino;
 }
 
-int nfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
+int nfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = nfs_commit_inode(inode, sync ? FLUSH_SYNC : 0);
+	ret = nfs_commit_inode(inode,
+			wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL ? FLUSH_SYNC : 0);
 	if (ret >= 0)
 		return 0;
 	__mark_inode_dirty(inode, I_DIRTY_DATASYNC);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/internal.h b/fs/nfs/internal.h
index 29e464d23b3..11f82f03c5d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/internal.h
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ extern int nfs_access_cache_shrinker(int nr_to_scan, gfp_t gfp_mask);
 extern struct workqueue_struct *nfsiod_workqueue;
 extern struct inode *nfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb);
 extern void nfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *);
-extern int nfs_write_inode(struct inode *,int);
+extern int nfs_write_inode(struct inode *, struct writeback_control *);
 extern void nfs_clear_inode(struct inode *);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4
 extern void nfs4_clear_inode(struct inode *);
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/dir.c b/fs/ntfs/dir.c
index 5a9e34475e3..9173e82a45d 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/dir.c
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ static int ntfs_dir_fsync(struct file *filp, struct dentry *dentry,
  		write_inode_now(bmp_vi, !datasync);
 		iput(bmp_vi);
 	}
-	ret = ntfs_write_inode(vi, 1);
+	ret = __ntfs_write_inode(vi, 1);
 	write_inode_now(vi, !datasync);
 	err = sync_blockdev(vi->i_sb->s_bdev);
 	if (unlikely(err && !ret))
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/file.c b/fs/ntfs/file.c
index 43179ddd336..b681c71d706 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/file.c
@@ -2182,7 +2182,7 @@ static int ntfs_file_fsync(struct file *filp, struct dentry *dentry,
 	ntfs_debug("Entering for inode 0x%lx.", vi->i_ino);
 	BUG_ON(S_ISDIR(vi->i_mode));
 	if (!datasync || !NInoNonResident(NTFS_I(vi)))
-		ret = ntfs_write_inode(vi, 1);
+		ret = __ntfs_write_inode(vi, 1);
 	write_inode_now(vi, !datasync);
 	/*
 	 * NOTE: If we were to use mapping->private_list (see ext2 and
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/inode.c b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
index dc2505abb6d..4b57fb1eac2 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
@@ -2957,7 +2957,7 @@ out:
  *
  * Return 0 on success and -errno on error.
  */
-int ntfs_write_inode(struct inode *vi, int sync)
+int __ntfs_write_inode(struct inode *vi, int sync)
 {
 	sle64 nt;
 	ntfs_inode *ni = NTFS_I(vi);
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/inode.h b/fs/ntfs/inode.h
index 117eaf8032a..9a113544605 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/inode.h
+++ b/fs/ntfs/inode.h
@@ -307,12 +307,12 @@ extern void ntfs_truncate_vfs(struct inode *vi);
 
 extern int ntfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr);
 
-extern int ntfs_write_inode(struct inode *vi, int sync);
+extern int __ntfs_write_inode(struct inode *vi, int sync);
 
 static inline void ntfs_commit_inode(struct inode *vi)
 {
 	if (!is_bad_inode(vi))
-		ntfs_write_inode(vi, 1);
+		__ntfs_write_inode(vi, 1);
 	return;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/super.c b/fs/ntfs/super.c
index 80b04770e8e..1cf39dfaee7 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/super.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "dir.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "index.h"
+#include "inode.h"
 #include "aops.h"
 #include "layout.h"
 #include "malloc.h"
@@ -2662,6 +2663,13 @@ static int ntfs_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *sfs)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef NTFS_RW
+static int ntfs_write_inode(struct inode *vi, struct writeback_control *wbc)
+{
+	return __ntfs_write_inode(vi, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
+}
+#endif
+
 /**
  * The complete super operations.
  */
diff --git a/fs/omfs/inode.c b/fs/omfs/inode.c
index f3b7c1541f3..75d9b5ba1d4 100644
--- a/fs/omfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/omfs/inode.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/parser.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+#include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include <linux/crc-itu-t.h>
 #include "omfs.h"
 
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ static void omfs_update_checksums(struct omfs_inode *oi)
 	oi->i_head.h_check_xor = xor;
 }
 
-static int omfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+static int __omfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 {
 	struct omfs_inode *oi;
 	struct omfs_sb_info *sbi = OMFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
@@ -162,9 +163,14 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int omfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
+{
+	return __omfs_write_inode(inode, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
+}
+
 int omfs_sync_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	return omfs_write_inode(inode, 1);
+	return __omfs_write_inode(inode, 1);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
index 2df0f5c7c60..0d651f980a8 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ int reiserfs_encode_fh(struct dentry *dentry, __u32 * data, int *lenp,
 ** to properly mark inodes for datasync and such, but only actually
 ** does something when called for a synchronous update.
 */
-int reiserfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int do_sync)
+int reiserfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th;
 	int jbegin_count = 1;
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ int reiserfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int do_sync)
 	 ** inode needs to reach disk for safety, and they can safely be
 	 ** ignored because the altered inode has already been logged.
 	 */
-	if (do_sync && !(current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC)) {
+	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL && !(current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC)) {
 		reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
 		if (!journal_begin(&th, inode->i_sb, jbegin_count)) {
 			reiserfs_update_sd(&th, inode);
diff --git a/fs/sysv/inode.c b/fs/sysv/inode.c
index 9824743832a..4573734d723 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/inode.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <linux/vfs.h>
+#include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include "sysv.h"
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ bad_inode:
 	return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 }
 
-int sysv_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+static int __sysv_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 {
 	struct super_block * sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct sysv_sb_info * sbi = SYSV_SB(sb);
@@ -296,9 +297,14 @@ int sysv_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int sysv_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
+{
+	return __sysv_write_inode(inode, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
+}
+
 int sysv_sync_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	return sysv_write_inode(inode, 1);
+	return __sysv_write_inode(inode, 1);
 }
 
 static void sysv_delete_inode(struct inode *inode)
diff --git a/fs/sysv/sysv.h b/fs/sysv/sysv.h
index 53786eb5cf6..94cb9b4d76c 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/sysv.h
+++ b/fs/sysv/sysv.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ extern int __sysv_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 
 /* inode.c */
 extern struct inode *sysv_iget(struct super_block *, unsigned int);
-extern int sysv_write_inode(struct inode *, int);
+extern int sysv_write_inode(struct inode *, struct writeback_control *wbc);
 extern int sysv_sync_inode(struct inode *);
 extern void sysv_set_inode(struct inode *, dev_t);
 extern int sysv_getattr(struct vfsmount *, struct dentry *, struct kstat *);
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/dir.c b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
index 552fb0111ff..401e503d44a 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ static int ubifs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	if (release)
 		ubifs_release_budget(c, &ino_req);
 	if (IS_SYNC(old_inode))
-		err = old_inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(old_inode, 1);
+		err = old_inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(old_inode, NULL);
 	return err;
 
 out_cancel:
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/file.c b/fs/ubifs/file.c
index 16a6444330e..e26c02ab6cd 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/file.c
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ static int ubifs_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	/* Is the page fully inside @i_size? */
 	if (page->index < end_index) {
 		if (page->index >= synced_i_size >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT) {
-			err = inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, 1);
+			err = inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, NULL);
 			if (err)
 				goto out_unlock;
 			/*
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ static int ubifs_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	kunmap_atomic(kaddr, KM_USER0);
 
 	if (i_size > synced_i_size) {
-		err = inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, 1);
+		err = inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, NULL);
 		if (err)
 			goto out_unlock;
 	}
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ static int do_setattr(struct ubifs_info *c, struct inode *inode,
 	if (release)
 		ubifs_release_budget(c, &req);
 	if (IS_SYNC(inode))
-		err = inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, 1);
+		err = inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, NULL);
 	return err;
 
 out:
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ int ubifs_fsync(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry, int datasync)
 	 * the inode unless this is a 'datasync()' call.
 	 */
 	if (!datasync || (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
-		err = inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, 1);
+		err = inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, NULL);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/super.c b/fs/ubifs/super.c
index 43f9d19a6f3..4d2f2157dd3 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/super.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static void ubifs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 /*
  * Note, Linux write-back code calls this without 'i_mutex'.
  */
-static int ubifs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+static int ubifs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	struct ubifs_info *c = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
diff --git a/fs/udf/inode.c b/fs/udf/inode.c
index 378a7592257..b0208924729 100644
--- a/fs/udf/inode.c
+++ b/fs/udf/inode.c
@@ -1373,12 +1373,12 @@ static mode_t udf_convert_permissions(struct fileEntry *fe)
 	return mode;
 }
 
-int udf_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
+int udf_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	lock_kernel();
-	ret = udf_update_inode(inode, sync);
+	ret = udf_update_inode(inode, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
 	unlock_kernel();
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/fs/udf/udfdecl.h b/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
index 8d46f4294ee..4223ac855da 100644
--- a/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
+++ b/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ extern void udf_truncate(struct inode *);
 extern void udf_read_inode(struct inode *);
 extern void udf_delete_inode(struct inode *);
 extern void udf_clear_inode(struct inode *);
-extern int udf_write_inode(struct inode *, int);
+extern int udf_write_inode(struct inode *, struct writeback_control *wbc);
 extern long udf_block_map(struct inode *, sector_t);
 extern int udf_extend_file(struct inode *, struct extent_position *,
 			   struct kernel_long_ad *, sector_t);
diff --git a/fs/ufs/inode.c b/fs/ufs/inode.c
index 7cf33379fd4..0a627e08610 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/inode.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
+#include <linux/writeback.h>
 
 #include "ufs_fs.h"
 #include "ufs.h"
@@ -890,11 +891,11 @@ static int ufs_update_inode(struct inode * inode, int do_sync)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int ufs_write_inode (struct inode * inode, int wait)
+int ufs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	int ret;
 	lock_kernel();
-	ret = ufs_update_inode (inode, wait);
+	ret = ufs_update_inode(inode, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
 	unlock_kernel();
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ufs/ufs.h b/fs/ufs/ufs.h
index 01d0e2a3b23..43f9f5d5670 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/ufs.h
+++ b/fs/ufs/ufs.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ extern struct inode * ufs_new_inode (struct inode *, int);
 
 /* inode.c */
 extern struct inode *ufs_iget(struct super_block *, unsigned long);
-extern int ufs_write_inode (struct inode *, int);
+extern int ufs_write_inode (struct inode *, struct writeback_control *);
 extern int ufs_sync_inode (struct inode *);
 extern void ufs_delete_inode (struct inode *);
 extern struct buffer_head * ufs_bread (struct inode *, unsigned, int, int *);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
index 8f117db6070..71345a370d9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ xfs_log_inode(
 STATIC int
 xfs_fs_write_inode(
 	struct inode		*inode,
-	int			sync)
+	struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip = XFS_I(inode);
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = ip->i_mount;
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ xfs_fs_write_inode(
 	if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(mp))
 		return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 
-	if (sync) {
+	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
 		/*
 		 * Make sure the inode has hit stable storage.  By using the
 		 * log and the fsync transactions we reduce the IOs we have
diff --git a/include/linux/ext3_fs.h b/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
index 6b049030fbe..deac2566450 100644
--- a/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ int ext3_get_blocks_handle(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 	int create);
 
 extern struct inode *ext3_iget(struct super_block *, unsigned long);
-extern int  ext3_write_inode (struct inode *, int);
+extern int  ext3_write_inode (struct inode *, struct writeback_control *);
 extern int  ext3_setattr (struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
 extern void ext3_delete_inode (struct inode *);
 extern int  ext3_sync_inode (handle_t *, struct inode *);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 5b3182c7eb5..45689621a85 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ struct super_operations {
 	void (*destroy_inode)(struct inode *);
 
    	void (*dirty_inode) (struct inode *);
-	int (*write_inode) (struct inode *, int);
+	int (*write_inode) (struct inode *, struct writeback_control *wbc);
 	void (*drop_inode) (struct inode *);
 	void (*delete_inode) (struct inode *);
 	void (*put_super) (struct super_block *);
diff --git a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
index 1ba3cf6edfb..3b603f47418 100644
--- a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
@@ -2034,7 +2034,7 @@ void reiserfs_read_locked_inode(struct inode *inode,
 int reiserfs_find_actor(struct inode *inode, void *p);
 int reiserfs_init_locked_inode(struct inode *inode, void *p);
 void reiserfs_delete_inode(struct inode *inode);
-int reiserfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int);
+int reiserfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc);
 int reiserfs_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t block,
 		       struct buffer_head *bh_result, int create);
 struct dentry *reiserfs_fh_to_dentry(struct super_block *sb, struct fid *fid,