Yes, I believe the simpler and more correct fix is:
diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 38653e3..16b2263 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -2926,14 +2926,13 @@ int submit_bh(int rw, struct buffer_head * bh)
BUG_ON(!buffer_mapped(bh));
BUG_ON(!bh->b_end_io);
- if (buffer_ordered(bh) && (rw == WRITE))
+ if (buffer_ordered(bh) && (rw & WRITE))
rw = WRITE_BARRIER;
/*
- * Only clear out a write error when rewriting, should this
- * include WRITE_SYNC as well?
+ * Only clear out a write error when rewriting
*/
- if (test_set_buffer_req(bh) && (rw == WRITE || rw == WRITE_BARRIER))
+ if (test_set_buffer_req(bh) && (rw & WRITE))
clear_buffer_write_io_error(bh);
/*
--
Jens Axboe
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