The backing_file_write_iter() function, which is called immediately after this code, already contains identical logic to clear the IOCB_DIO_CALLER_COMP flag along with the same explanatory comment. There is no need to duplicate this operation in the overlayfs code. Signed-off-by: Seong-Gwang Heo --- fs/overlayfs/file.c | 5 ----- 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/file.c b/fs/overlayfs/file.c index f5b8877d5fe2..31a98f10fc4b 100644 --- a/fs/overlayfs/file.c +++ b/fs/overlayfs/file.c @@ -369,11 +369,6 @@ static ssize_t ovl_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter) if (!ovl_should_sync(OVL_FS(inode->i_sb))) ifl &= ~(IOCB_DSYNC | IOCB_SYNC); - /* - * Overlayfs doesn't support deferred completions, don't copy - * this property in case it is set by the issuer. - */ - ifl &= ~IOCB_DIO_CALLER_COMP; ret = backing_file_write_iter(realfile, iter, iocb, ifl, &ctx); out_unlock: -- 2.49.0