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diff --git a/fs/sync.c b/fs/sync.c
index 2f97576355b..2967562d416 100644
--- a/fs/sync.c
+++ b/fs/sync.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ int file_fsync(struct file *filp, struct dentry *dentry, int datasync)
 	/* sync the superblock to buffers */
 	sb = inode->i_sb;
 	lock_super(sb);
-	if (sb->s_op->write_super)
+	if (sb->s_dirt && sb->s_op->write_super)
 		sb->s_op->write_super(sb);
 	unlock_super(sb);
 
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ asmlinkage long sys_fdatasync(unsigned int fd)
  * before performing the write.
  *
  * SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE: initiate writeout of all those dirty pages in the
- * range which are not presently under writeback.
+ * range which are not presently under writeback. Note that this may block for
+ * significant periods due to exhaustion of disk request structures.
  *
  * SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER: wait upon writeout of all pages in the range
  * after performing the write.
@@ -236,6 +237,14 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/* It would be nice if people remember that not all the world's an i386
+   when they introduce new system calls */
+asmlinkage long sys_sync_file_range2(int fd, unsigned int flags,
+				     loff_t offset, loff_t nbytes)
+{
+	return sys_sync_file_range(fd, offset, nbytes, flags);
+}
+
 /*
  * `endbyte' is inclusive
  */