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| -rw-r--r-- | fs/cifs/inode.c | 58 |
1 files changed, 30 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c index f121a80fdd6f..89063f1eb55b 100644 --- a/fs/cifs/inode.c +++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c @@ -1792,20 +1792,21 @@ cifs_setattr_unix(struct dentry *direntry, struct iattr *attrs) goto out; } - if ((attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_MTIME) || (attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE)) { - /* - Flush data before changing file size or changing the last - write time of the file on the server. If the - flush returns error, store it to report later and continue. - BB: This should be smarter. Why bother flushing pages that - will be truncated anyway? Also, should we error out here if - the flush returns error? - */ - rc = filemap_write_and_wait(inode->i_mapping); - if (rc != 0) { - cifsInode->write_behind_rc = rc; - rc = 0; - } + /* + * Attempt to flush data before changing attributes. We need to do + * this for ATTR_SIZE and ATTR_MTIME for sure, and if we change the + * ownership or mode then we may also need to do this. Here, we take + * the safe way out and just do the flush on all setattr requests. If + * the flush returns error, store it to report later and continue. + * + * BB: This should be smarter. Why bother flushing pages that + * will be truncated anyway? Also, should we error out here if + * the flush returns error? + */ + rc = filemap_write_and_wait(inode->i_mapping); + if (rc != 0) { + cifsInode->write_behind_rc = rc; + rc = 0; } if (attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) { @@ -1903,20 +1904,21 @@ cifs_setattr_nounix(struct dentry *direntry, struct iattr *attrs) return -ENOMEM; } - if ((attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_MTIME) || (attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE)) { - /* - Flush data before changing file size or changing the last - write time of the file on the server. If the - flush returns error, store it to report later and continue. - BB: This should be smarter. Why bother flushing pages that - will be truncated anyway? Also, should we error out here if - the flush returns error? - */ - rc = filemap_write_and_wait(inode->i_mapping); - if (rc != 0) { - cifsInode->write_behind_rc = rc; - rc = 0; - } + /* + * Attempt to flush data before changing attributes. We need to do + * this for ATTR_SIZE and ATTR_MTIME for sure, and if we change the + * ownership or mode then we may also need to do this. Here, we take + * the safe way out and just do the flush on all setattr requests. If + * the flush returns error, store it to report later and continue. + * + * BB: This should be smarter. Why bother flushing pages that + * will be truncated anyway? Also, should we error out here if + * the flush returns error? + */ + rc = filemap_write_and_wait(inode->i_mapping); + if (rc != 0) { + cifsInode->write_behind_rc = rc; + rc = 0; } if (attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) { |
