--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c +++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c @@ -1749,6 +1749,10 @@ static int writeback_single_inode(struct */ if (!(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_ALL)) inode_cgwb_move_to_attached(inode, wb); + else if (!(inode->i_state & I_SYNC_QUEUED) && + (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY)) + redirty_tail_locked(inode, wb); + spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock); inode_sync_complete(inode); out: