> --- a/fs/fs-writeback.c~a
quoted text
> +++ a/fs/fs-writeback.c
> @@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ int generic_sync_sb_inodes(struct super_
>  			continue;		/* Skip a congested blockdev */
>  		}
>  
> -		if (wbc->bdi && bdi != wbc->bdi) {
> +		if (wbc->bdi && bdi != wbc->bdi && bdi_write_congested(bdi)) {
>  			if (!sb_is_blkdev_sb(sb))
>  				break;		/* fs has the wrong queue */
>  			list_move(&inode->i_list, &sb->s_dirty);

Checking bdi_write_congested(bdi) is not reliable, since the queue can
become congested _after_ the check is done.

Miklos
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