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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 82f3b9a3a940..d5462d706f76 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -618,10 +618,13 @@ int filemap_fdatawait_keep_errors(struct address_space *mapping)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(filemap_fdatawait_keep_errors);
+/* Returns true if writeback might be needed or already in progress. */
static bool mapping_needs_writeback(struct address_space *mapping)
{
- return (!dax_mapping(mapping) && mapping->nrpages) ||
- (dax_mapping(mapping) && mapping->nrexceptional);
+ if (dax_mapping(mapping))
+ return mapping->nrexceptional;
+
+ return mapping->nrpages;
}
int filemap_write_and_wait(struct address_space *mapping)