I_SYNC bit to be cleared but writeback_single_inode() clears the bit on return so the wait is effectivelly a nop unless someone else submits the inode for writeback again. All the waiting write_inode_now() needs is achieved by using WB_SYNC_ALL writeback mode. Signed-off-by: Jan Kara Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig Signed-off-by: Fengguang Wu ˜8ö¯™ï