diff --git a/fs/adfs/adfs.h b/fs/adfs/adfs.h
index 9cc18775b832..2ff622f6f547 100644
--- a/fs/adfs/adfs.h
+++ b/fs/adfs/adfs.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ struct adfs_discmap {
 
 /* Inode stuff */
 struct inode *adfs_iget(struct super_block *sb, struct object_info *obj);
-int adfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode,int unused);
+int adfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc);
 int adfs_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr);
 
 /* map.c */
diff --git a/fs/adfs/inode.c b/fs/adfs/inode.c
index 3f57ce4bee5d..0f5e30978135 100644
--- a/fs/adfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/adfs/inode.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  */
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
+#include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include "adfs.h"
 
 /*
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@ out:
  * The adfs-specific inode data has already been updated by
  * adfs_notify_change()
  */
-int adfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+int adfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct object_info obj;
@@ -375,7 +376,7 @@ int adfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 	obj.attr	= ADFS_I(inode)->attr;
 	obj.size	= inode->i_size;
 
-	ret = adfs_dir_update(sb, &obj, wait);
+	ret = adfs_dir_update(sb, &obj, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
 	unlock_kernel();
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/fs/affs/affs.h b/fs/affs/affs.h
index 0e40caaba456..861dae68ac12 100644
--- a/fs/affs/affs.h
+++ b/fs/affs/affs.h
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ extern void			 affs_delete_inode(struct inode *inode);
 extern void			 affs_clear_inode(struct inode *inode);
 extern struct inode		*affs_iget(struct super_block *sb,
 					unsigned long ino);
-extern int			 affs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int);
+extern int			 affs_write_inode(struct inode *inode,
+					struct writeback_control *wbc);
 extern int			 affs_add_entry(struct inode *dir, struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry, s32 type);
 
 /* file.c */
diff --git a/fs/affs/inode.c b/fs/affs/inode.c
index 3c4ec7d864c4..c9744d771d98 100644
--- a/fs/affs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/affs/inode.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ bad_inode:
 }
 
 int
-affs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int unused)
+affs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct super_block	*sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct buffer_head	*bh;
diff --git a/fs/afs/internal.h b/fs/afs/internal.h
index 6ece2a13bf71..c54dad4e6063 100644
--- a/fs/afs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/afs/internal.h
@@ -733,7 +733,6 @@ extern int afs_write_end(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 			struct page *page, void *fsdata);
 extern int afs_writepage(struct page *, struct writeback_control *);
 extern int afs_writepages(struct address_space *, struct writeback_control *);
-extern int afs_write_inode(struct inode *, int);
 extern void afs_pages_written_back(struct afs_vnode *, struct afs_call *);
 extern ssize_t afs_file_write(struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *,
 			      unsigned long, loff_t);
diff --git a/fs/afs/super.c b/fs/afs/super.c
index e1ea1c240b6a..14f6431598ad 100644
--- a/fs/afs/super.c
+++ b/fs/afs/super.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ struct file_system_type afs_fs_type = {
 static const struct super_operations afs_super_ops = {
 	.statfs		= afs_statfs,
 	.alloc_inode	= afs_alloc_inode,
-	.write_inode	= afs_write_inode,
 	.destroy_inode	= afs_destroy_inode,
 	.clear_inode	= afs_clear_inode,
 	.put_super	= afs_put_super,
diff --git a/fs/afs/write.c b/fs/afs/write.c
index 5e15a21dbf9f..3bed54a294d4 100644
--- a/fs/afs/write.c
+++ b/fs/afs/write.c
@@ -584,27 +584,6 @@ int afs_writepages(struct address_space *mapping,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/*
- * write an inode back
- */
-int afs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
-{
-	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(inode);
-	int ret;
-
-	_enter("{%x:%u},", vnode->fid.vid, vnode->fid.vnode);
-
-	ret = 0;
-	if (sync) {
-		ret = filemap_fdatawait(inode->i_mapping);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			__mark_inode_dirty(inode, I_DIRTY_DATASYNC);
-	}
-
-	_leave(" = %d", ret);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /*
  * completion of write to server
  */
diff --git a/fs/bfs/inode.c b/fs/bfs/inode.c
index 8f3d9fd89604..f22a7d3dc362 100644
--- a/fs/bfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/bfs/inode.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <linux/vfs.h>
+#include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include "bfs.h"
 
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ error:
 	return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 }
 
-static int bfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+static int bfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct bfs_sb_info *info = BFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	unsigned int ino = (u16)inode->i_ino;
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ static int bfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 	di->i_eoffset = cpu_to_le32(i_sblock * BFS_BSIZE + inode->i_size - 1);
 
 	mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
-	if (wait) {
+	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
 		sync_dirty_buffer(bh);
 		if (buffer_req(bh) && !buffer_uptodate(bh))
 			err = -EIO;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 2aa8ec6a0981..8b5cfdd4bfc1 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -2326,7 +2326,7 @@ int btrfs_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf);
 int btrfs_readpage(struct file *file, struct page *page);
 void btrfs_delete_inode(struct inode *inode);
 void btrfs_put_inode(struct inode *inode);
-int btrfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait);
+int btrfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc);
 void btrfs_dirty_inode(struct inode *inode);
 struct inode *btrfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb);
 void btrfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 4deb280f8969..c41db6d45ab6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -3968,7 +3968,7 @@ err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int btrfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+int btrfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
@@ -3977,7 +3977,7 @@ int btrfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 	if (root->fs_info->btree_inode == inode)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (wait) {
+	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
 		trans = btrfs_join_transaction(root, 1);
 		btrfs_set_trans_block_group(trans, inode);
 		ret = btrfs_commit_transaction(trans, root);
diff --git a/fs/exofs/exofs.h b/fs/exofs/exofs.h
index 59b8bf2825c7..8442e353309f 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/exofs.h
+++ b/fs/exofs/exofs.h
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ int exofs_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 		struct page **pagep, void **fsdata);
 extern struct inode *exofs_iget(struct super_block *, unsigned long);
 struct inode *exofs_new_inode(struct inode *, int);
-extern int exofs_write_inode(struct inode *, int);
+extern int exofs_write_inode(struct inode *, struct writeback_control *wbc);
 extern void exofs_delete_inode(struct inode *);
 
 /* dir.c:                */
diff --git a/fs/exofs/inode.c b/fs/exofs/inode.c
index 5514f3c2c2f4..a17e4b733e35 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/inode.c
@@ -1280,9 +1280,9 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int exofs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+int exofs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
-	return exofs_update_inode(inode, wait);
+	return exofs_update_inode(inode, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/ext2/ext2.h b/fs/ext2/ext2.h
index 061914add3cf..0b038e47ad2f 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/ext2.h
+++ b/fs/ext2/ext2.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ extern unsigned long ext2_count_free (struct buffer_head *, unsigned);
 
 /* inode.c */
 extern struct inode *ext2_iget (struct super_block *, unsigned long);
-extern int ext2_write_inode (struct inode *, int);
+extern int ext2_write_inode (struct inode *, struct writeback_control *);
 extern void ext2_delete_inode (struct inode *);
 extern int ext2_sync_inode (struct inode *);
 extern int ext2_get_block(struct inode *, sector_t, struct buffer_head *, int);
diff --git a/fs/ext2/inode.c b/fs/ext2/inode.c
index 71b032c65a02..36ae1cac767c 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/inode.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Remy Card and others");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Second Extended Filesystem");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
+static int __ext2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int do_sync);
+
 /*
  * Test whether an inode is a fast symlink.
  */
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ void ext2_delete_inode (struct inode * inode)
 		goto no_delete;
 	EXT2_I(inode)->i_dtime	= get_seconds();
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
-	ext2_write_inode(inode, inode_needs_sync(inode));
+	__ext2_write_inode(inode, inode_needs_sync(inode));
 
 	inode->i_size = 0;
 	if (inode->i_blocks)
@@ -1335,7 +1337,7 @@ bad_inode:
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
-int ext2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int do_sync)
+static int __ext2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int do_sync)
 {
 	struct ext2_inode_info *ei = EXT2_I(inode);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
@@ -1440,6 +1442,11 @@ int ext2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int do_sync)
 	return err;
 }
 
+int ext2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
+{
+	return __ext2_write_inode(inode, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
+}
+
 int ext2_sync_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct writeback_control wbc = {
diff --git a/fs/ext3/inode.c b/fs/ext3/inode.c
index 455e6e6e5cb9..7aca55fcc976 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/inode.c
@@ -3096,7 +3096,7 @@ out_brelse:
  * `stuff()' is running, and the new i_size will be lost.  Plus the inode
  * will no longer be on the superblock's dirty inode list.
  */
-int ext3_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+int ext3_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	if (current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC)
 		return 0;
@@ -3107,7 +3107,7 @@ int ext3_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	if (!wait)
+	if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL)
 		return 0;
 
 	return ext3_force_commit(inode->i_sb);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 6e5787a29b90..bf938cf7c5f0 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ int ext4_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
 				struct buffer_head *bh_result, int create);
 
 extern struct inode *ext4_iget(struct super_block *, unsigned long);
-extern int  ext4_write_inode(struct inode *, int);
+extern int  ext4_write_inode(struct inode *, struct writeback_control *);
 extern int  ext4_setattr(struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
 extern int  ext4_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 				struct kstat *stat);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index f55df7192b95..f977aade0d1b 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -5348,7 +5348,7 @@ out_brelse:
  * `stuff()' is running, and the new i_size will be lost.  Plus the inode
  * will no longer be on the superblock's dirty inode list.
  */
-int ext4_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+int ext4_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -5362,7 +5362,7 @@ int ext4_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 
-		if (!wait)
+		if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL)
 			return 0;
 
 		err = ext4_force_commit(inode->i_sb);
@@ -5372,7 +5372,7 @@ int ext4_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 		err = ext4_get_inode_loc(inode, &iloc);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
-		if (wait)
+		if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL)
 			sync_dirty_buffer(iloc.bh);
 		if (buffer_req(iloc.bh) && !buffer_uptodate(iloc.bh)) {
 			ext4_error(inode->i_sb, "IO error syncing inode, "
diff --git a/fs/fat/inode.c b/fs/fat/inode.c
index 14da530b05ca..fbeecdc194dc 100644
--- a/fs/fat/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fat/inode.c
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static inline loff_t fat_i_pos_read(struct msdos_sb_info *sbi,
 	return i_pos;
 }
 
-static int fat_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+static int __fat_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct msdos_sb_info *sbi = MSDOS_SB(sb);
@@ -634,9 +634,14 @@ retry:
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int fat_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
+{
+	return __fat_write_inode(inode, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
+}
+
 int fat_sync_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	return fat_write_inode(inode, 1);
+	return __fat_write_inode(inode, 1);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fat_sync_inode);
diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 1a7c42c64ff4..76fc4d594acb 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -381,10 +381,10 @@ static void queue_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long *older_than_this)
 	move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty, &wb->b_io, older_than_this);
 }
 
-static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
+static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode))
-		return inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, sync);
+		return inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, wbc);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@ static int
 writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
-	int wait = wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL;
 	unsigned dirty;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -439,7 +438,7 @@ writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 		 * We'll have another go at writing back this inode when we
 		 * completed a full scan of b_io.
 		 */
-		if (!wait) {
+		if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL) {
 			requeue_io(inode);
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -461,15 +460,20 @@ writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 
 	ret = do_writepages(mapping, wbc);
 
-	/* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
-	if (dirty & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
-		int err = write_inode(inode, wait);
+	/*
+	 * Make sure to wait on the data before writing out the metadata.
+	 * This is important for filesystems that modify metadata on data
+	 * I/O completion.
+	 */
+	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
+		int err = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
 		if (ret == 0)
 			ret = err;
 	}
 
-	if (wait) {
-		int err = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
+	/* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
+	if (dirty & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
+		int err = write_inode(inode, wbc);
 		if (ret == 0)
 			ret = err;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index e5e22629da67..ca87598ead7f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/crc32.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/writeback.h>
 
 #include "gfs2.h"
 #include "incore.h"
@@ -711,7 +712,7 @@ void gfs2_unfreeze_fs(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
  * Returns: errno
  */
 
-static int gfs2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
+static int gfs2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
@@ -745,7 +746,7 @@ static int gfs2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
 do_unlock:
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&gh);
 do_flush:
-	if (sync != 0)
+	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL)
 		gfs2_log_flush(GFS2_SB(inode), ip->i_gl);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/fs/hfs/hfs_fs.h b/fs/hfs/hfs_fs.h
index 052387e11671..fe35e3b626c4 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/hfs_fs.h
+++ b/fs/hfs/hfs_fs.h
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ extern const struct address_space_operations hfs_btree_aops;
 
 extern struct inode *hfs_new_inode(struct inode *, struct qstr *, int);
 extern void hfs_inode_write_fork(struct inode *, struct hfs_extent *, __be32 *, __be32 *);
-extern int hfs_write_inode(struct inode *, int);
+extern int hfs_write_inode(struct inode *, struct writeback_control *);
 extern int hfs_inode_setattr(struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
 extern void hfs_inode_read_fork(struct inode *inode, struct hfs_extent *ext,
 			__be32 log_size, __be32 phys_size, u32 clump_size);
diff --git a/fs/hfs/inode.c b/fs/hfs/inode.c
index a1cbff2b4d99..14f5cb1b9fdc 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/inode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ void hfs_inode_write_fork(struct inode *inode, struct hfs_extent *ext,
 					 HFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->alloc_blksz);
 }
 
-int hfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int unused)
+int hfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct inode *main_inode = inode;
 	struct hfs_find_data fd;
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/super.c b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
index 43022f3d5148..74b473a8ef92 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/super.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ bad_inode:
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
-static int hfsplus_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int unused)
+static int hfsplus_write_inode(struct inode *inode,
+		struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct hfsplus_vh *vhdr;
 	int ret = 0;
diff --git a/fs/jfs/inode.c b/fs/jfs/inode.c
index b2ae190a77ba..182b78cc3e62 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/inode.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 #include <linux/quotaops.h>
+#include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include "jfs_incore.h"
 #include "jfs_inode.h"
 #include "jfs_filsys.h"
@@ -120,8 +121,10 @@ int jfs_commit_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int jfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+int jfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
+	int wait = wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL;
+
 	if (test_cflag(COMMIT_Nolink, inode))
 		return 0;
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_inode.h b/fs/jfs/jfs_inode.h
index 1eff7db34d63..15902b03c2a7 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_inode.h
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_inode.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ extern long jfs_ioctl(struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
 extern long jfs_compat_ioctl(struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
 extern struct inode *jfs_iget(struct super_block *, unsigned long);
 extern int jfs_commit_inode(struct inode *, int);
-extern int jfs_write_inode(struct inode*, int);
+extern int jfs_write_inode(struct inode *, struct writeback_control *);
 extern void jfs_delete_inode(struct inode *);
 extern void jfs_dirty_inode(struct inode *);
 extern void jfs_truncate(struct inode *);
diff --git a/fs/minix/inode.c b/fs/minix/inode.c
index 74ea82d72164..756f8c93780c 100644
--- a/fs/minix/inode.c
+++ b/fs/minix/inode.c
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/highuid.h>
 #include <linux/vfs.h>
+#include <linux/writeback.h>
 
-static int minix_write_inode(struct inode * inode, int wait);
+static int minix_write_inode(struct inode *inode,
+		struct writeback_control *wbc);
 static int minix_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf);
 static int minix_remount (struct super_block * sb, int * flags, char * data);
 
@@ -552,7 +554,7 @@ static struct buffer_head * V2_minix_update_inode(struct inode * inode)
 	return bh;
 }
 
-static int minix_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+static int minix_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
@@ -563,7 +565,7 @@ static int minix_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 		bh = V2_minix_update_inode(inode);
 	if (!bh)
 		return -EIO;
-	if (wait && buffer_dirty(bh)) {
+	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL && buffer_dirty(bh)) {
 		sync_dirty_buffer(bh);
 		if (buffer_req(bh) && !buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
 			printk("IO error syncing minix inode [%s:%08lx]\n",
diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 7570573bdb30..7f9ecc46f3fb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -97,16 +97,12 @@ u64 nfs_compat_user_ino64(u64 fileid)
 	return ino;
 }
 
-int nfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
+int nfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (sync) {
-		ret = filemap_fdatawait(inode->i_mapping);
-		if (ret == 0)
-			ret = nfs_commit_inode(inode, FLUSH_SYNC);
-	} else
-		ret = nfs_commit_inode(inode, 0);
+	ret = nfs_commit_inode(inode,
+			wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL ? FLUSH_SYNC : 0);
 	if (ret >= 0)
 		return 0;
 	__mark_inode_dirty(inode, I_DIRTY_DATASYNC);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/internal.h b/fs/nfs/internal.h
index 29e464d23b32..11f82f03c5de 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/internal.h
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ extern int nfs_access_cache_shrinker(int nr_to_scan, gfp_t gfp_mask);
 extern struct workqueue_struct *nfsiod_workqueue;
 extern struct inode *nfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb);
 extern void nfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *);
-extern int nfs_write_inode(struct inode *,int);
+extern int nfs_write_inode(struct inode *, struct writeback_control *);
 extern void nfs_clear_inode(struct inode *);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4
 extern void nfs4_clear_inode(struct inode *);
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/dir.c b/fs/ntfs/dir.c
index 5a9e34475e37..9173e82a45d1 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/dir.c
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ static int ntfs_dir_fsync(struct file *filp, struct dentry *dentry,
  		write_inode_now(bmp_vi, !datasync);
 		iput(bmp_vi);
 	}
-	ret = ntfs_write_inode(vi, 1);
+	ret = __ntfs_write_inode(vi, 1);
 	write_inode_now(vi, !datasync);
 	err = sync_blockdev(vi->i_sb->s_bdev);
 	if (unlikely(err && !ret))
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/file.c b/fs/ntfs/file.c
index 43179ddd336f..b681c71d7069 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/file.c
@@ -2182,7 +2182,7 @@ static int ntfs_file_fsync(struct file *filp, struct dentry *dentry,
 	ntfs_debug("Entering for inode 0x%lx.", vi->i_ino);
 	BUG_ON(S_ISDIR(vi->i_mode));
 	if (!datasync || !NInoNonResident(NTFS_I(vi)))
-		ret = ntfs_write_inode(vi, 1);
+		ret = __ntfs_write_inode(vi, 1);
 	write_inode_now(vi, !datasync);
 	/*
 	 * NOTE: If we were to use mapping->private_list (see ext2 and
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/inode.c b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
index dc2505abb6d7..4b57fb1eac2a 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
@@ -2957,7 +2957,7 @@ out:
  *
  * Return 0 on success and -errno on error.
  */
-int ntfs_write_inode(struct inode *vi, int sync)
+int __ntfs_write_inode(struct inode *vi, int sync)
 {
 	sle64 nt;
 	ntfs_inode *ni = NTFS_I(vi);
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/inode.h b/fs/ntfs/inode.h
index 117eaf8032a3..9a113544605d 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/inode.h
+++ b/fs/ntfs/inode.h
@@ -307,12 +307,12 @@ extern void ntfs_truncate_vfs(struct inode *vi);
 
 extern int ntfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr);
 
-extern int ntfs_write_inode(struct inode *vi, int sync);
+extern int __ntfs_write_inode(struct inode *vi, int sync);
 
 static inline void ntfs_commit_inode(struct inode *vi)
 {
 	if (!is_bad_inode(vi))
-		ntfs_write_inode(vi, 1);
+		__ntfs_write_inode(vi, 1);
 	return;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/super.c b/fs/ntfs/super.c
index 80b04770e8e9..1cf39dfaee7a 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/super.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "dir.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "index.h"
+#include "inode.h"
 #include "aops.h"
 #include "layout.h"
 #include "malloc.h"
@@ -2662,6 +2663,13 @@ static int ntfs_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *sfs)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef NTFS_RW
+static int ntfs_write_inode(struct inode *vi, struct writeback_control *wbc)
+{
+	return __ntfs_write_inode(vi, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
+}
+#endif
+
 /**
  * The complete super operations.
  */
diff --git a/fs/omfs/inode.c b/fs/omfs/inode.c
index f3b7c1541f3a..75d9b5ba1d45 100644
--- a/fs/omfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/omfs/inode.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/parser.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+#include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include <linux/crc-itu-t.h>
 #include "omfs.h"
 
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ static void omfs_update_checksums(struct omfs_inode *oi)
 	oi->i_head.h_check_xor = xor;
 }
 
-static int omfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+static int __omfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 {
 	struct omfs_inode *oi;
 	struct omfs_sb_info *sbi = OMFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
@@ -162,9 +163,14 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int omfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
+{
+	return __omfs_write_inode(inode, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
+}
+
 int omfs_sync_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	return omfs_write_inode(inode, 1);
+	return __omfs_write_inode(inode, 1);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
index 2df0f5c7c60b..0d651f980a8d 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ int reiserfs_encode_fh(struct dentry *dentry, __u32 * data, int *lenp,
 ** to properly mark inodes for datasync and such, but only actually
 ** does something when called for a synchronous update.
 */
-int reiserfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int do_sync)
+int reiserfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th;
 	int jbegin_count = 1;
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ int reiserfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int do_sync)
 	 ** inode needs to reach disk for safety, and they can safely be
 	 ** ignored because the altered inode has already been logged.
 	 */
-	if (do_sync && !(current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC)) {
+	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL && !(current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC)) {
 		reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
 		if (!journal_begin(&th, inode->i_sb, jbegin_count)) {
 			reiserfs_update_sd(&th, inode);
diff --git a/fs/sysv/inode.c b/fs/sysv/inode.c
index 9824743832a7..4573734d723d 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/inode.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <linux/vfs.h>
+#include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include "sysv.h"
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ bad_inode:
 	return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 }
 
-int sysv_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+static int __sysv_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 {
 	struct super_block * sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct sysv_sb_info * sbi = SYSV_SB(sb);
@@ -296,9 +297,14 @@ int sysv_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int sysv_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
+{
+	return __sysv_write_inode(inode, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
+}
+
 int sysv_sync_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	return sysv_write_inode(inode, 1);
+	return __sysv_write_inode(inode, 1);
 }
 
 static void sysv_delete_inode(struct inode *inode)
diff --git a/fs/sysv/sysv.h b/fs/sysv/sysv.h
index 53786eb5cf60..94cb9b4d76c2 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/sysv.h
+++ b/fs/sysv/sysv.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ extern int __sysv_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 
 /* inode.c */
 extern struct inode *sysv_iget(struct super_block *, unsigned int);
-extern int sysv_write_inode(struct inode *, int);
+extern int sysv_write_inode(struct inode *, struct writeback_control *wbc);
 extern int sysv_sync_inode(struct inode *);
 extern void sysv_set_inode(struct inode *, dev_t);
 extern int sysv_getattr(struct vfsmount *, struct dentry *, struct kstat *);
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/dir.c b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
index 552fb0111fff..401e503d44a1 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ static int ubifs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	if (release)
 		ubifs_release_budget(c, &ino_req);
 	if (IS_SYNC(old_inode))
-		err = old_inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(old_inode, 1);
+		err = old_inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(old_inode, NULL);
 	return err;
 
 out_cancel:
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/file.c b/fs/ubifs/file.c
index 16a6444330ec..e26c02ab6cd5 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/file.c
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ static int ubifs_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	/* Is the page fully inside @i_size? */
 	if (page->index < end_index) {
 		if (page->index >= synced_i_size >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT) {
-			err = inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, 1);
+			err = inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, NULL);
 			if (err)
 				goto out_unlock;
 			/*
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ static int ubifs_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	kunmap_atomic(kaddr, KM_USER0);
 
 	if (i_size > synced_i_size) {
-		err = inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, 1);
+		err = inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, NULL);
 		if (err)
 			goto out_unlock;
 	}
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ static int do_setattr(struct ubifs_info *c, struct inode *inode,
 	if (release)
 		ubifs_release_budget(c, &req);
 	if (IS_SYNC(inode))
-		err = inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, 1);
+		err = inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, NULL);
 	return err;
 
 out:
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ int ubifs_fsync(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry, int datasync)
 	 * the inode unless this is a 'datasync()' call.
 	 */
 	if (!datasync || (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
-		err = inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, 1);
+		err = inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, NULL);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/super.c b/fs/ubifs/super.c
index 43f9d19a6f33..4d2f2157dd3f 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/super.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static void ubifs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 /*
  * Note, Linux write-back code calls this without 'i_mutex'.
  */
-static int ubifs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
+static int ubifs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	struct ubifs_info *c = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
diff --git a/fs/udf/inode.c b/fs/udf/inode.c
index 378a7592257c..b02089247296 100644
--- a/fs/udf/inode.c
+++ b/fs/udf/inode.c
@@ -1373,12 +1373,12 @@ static mode_t udf_convert_permissions(struct fileEntry *fe)
 	return mode;
 }
 
-int udf_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
+int udf_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	lock_kernel();
-	ret = udf_update_inode(inode, sync);
+	ret = udf_update_inode(inode, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
 	unlock_kernel();
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/fs/udf/udfdecl.h b/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
index 8d46f4294ee7..4223ac855da9 100644
--- a/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
+++ b/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ extern void udf_truncate(struct inode *);
 extern void udf_read_inode(struct inode *);
 extern void udf_delete_inode(struct inode *);
 extern void udf_clear_inode(struct inode *);
-extern int udf_write_inode(struct inode *, int);
+extern int udf_write_inode(struct inode *, struct writeback_control *wbc);
 extern long udf_block_map(struct inode *, sector_t);
 extern int udf_extend_file(struct inode *, struct extent_position *,
 			   struct kernel_long_ad *, sector_t);
diff --git a/fs/ufs/inode.c b/fs/ufs/inode.c
index 7cf33379fd46..0a627e08610b 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/inode.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
+#include <linux/writeback.h>
 
 #include "ufs_fs.h"
 #include "ufs.h"
@@ -890,11 +891,11 @@ static int ufs_update_inode(struct inode * inode, int do_sync)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int ufs_write_inode (struct inode * inode, int wait)
+int ufs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	int ret;
 	lock_kernel();
-	ret = ufs_update_inode (inode, wait);
+	ret = ufs_update_inode(inode, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
 	unlock_kernel();
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ufs/ufs.h b/fs/ufs/ufs.h
index 01d0e2a3b230..43f9f5d5670e 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/ufs.h
+++ b/fs/ufs/ufs.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ extern struct inode * ufs_new_inode (struct inode *, int);
 
 /* inode.c */
 extern struct inode *ufs_iget(struct super_block *, unsigned long);
-extern int ufs_write_inode (struct inode *, int);
+extern int ufs_write_inode (struct inode *, struct writeback_control *);
 extern int ufs_sync_inode (struct inode *);
 extern void ufs_delete_inode (struct inode *);
 extern struct buffer_head * ufs_bread (struct inode *, unsigned, int, int *);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
index 25ea2408118f..71345a370d9f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ xfs_log_inode(
 STATIC int
 xfs_fs_write_inode(
 	struct inode		*inode,
-	int			sync)
+	struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip = XFS_I(inode);
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = ip->i_mount;
@@ -1074,11 +1074,7 @@ xfs_fs_write_inode(
 	if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(mp))
 		return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 
-	if (sync) {
-		error = xfs_wait_on_pages(ip, 0, -1);
-		if (error)
-			goto out;
-
+	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
 		/*
 		 * Make sure the inode has hit stable storage.  By using the
 		 * log and the fsync transactions we reduce the IOs we have
diff --git a/include/linux/ext3_fs.h b/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
index 6b049030fbe6..deac2566450e 100644
--- a/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ int ext3_get_blocks_handle(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 	int create);
 
 extern struct inode *ext3_iget(struct super_block *, unsigned long);
-extern int  ext3_write_inode (struct inode *, int);
+extern int  ext3_write_inode (struct inode *, struct writeback_control *);
 extern int  ext3_setattr (struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
 extern void ext3_delete_inode (struct inode *);
 extern int  ext3_sync_inode (handle_t *, struct inode *);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 5b3182c7eb5f..45689621a851 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ struct super_operations {
 	void (*destroy_inode)(struct inode *);
 
    	void (*dirty_inode) (struct inode *);
-	int (*write_inode) (struct inode *, int);
+	int (*write_inode) (struct inode *, struct writeback_control *wbc);
 	void (*drop_inode) (struct inode *);
 	void (*delete_inode) (struct inode *);
 	void (*put_super) (struct super_block *);
diff --git a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
index 1ba3cf6edfbb..3b603f474186 100644
--- a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
@@ -2034,7 +2034,7 @@ void reiserfs_read_locked_inode(struct inode *inode,
 int reiserfs_find_actor(struct inode *inode, void *p);
 int reiserfs_init_locked_inode(struct inode *inode, void *p);
 void reiserfs_delete_inode(struct inode *inode);
-int reiserfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int);
+int reiserfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc);
 int reiserfs_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t block,
 		       struct buffer_head *bh_result, int create);
 struct dentry *reiserfs_fh_to_dentry(struct super_block *sb, struct fid *fid,