X-Git-Url: http://pilppa.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=fs%2Fsync.c;h=2967562d416fb52e54a1af5840d0dc63c0d25cfb;hb=6acb2eceff80027bd67a204227c6c8effd464c25;hp=228e17b5e9ee911c2c2f58b4090e33b96954ff23;hpb=a177ba3b7a08beef3f0fe74efa0f90701891945a;p=linux-2.6-omap-h63xx.git diff --git a/fs/sync.c b/fs/sync.c index 228e17b5e9e..2967562d416 100644 --- a/fs/sync.c +++ b/fs/sync.c @@ -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.