SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE may and will block. Document that.
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix comment text]
Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
diff --git a/fs/sync.c b/fs/sync.c
index 228e17b..2967562 100644
--- a/fs/sync.c
+++ b/fs/sync.c
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@
* before performing the write.
*
* SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE: initiate writeout of all those dirty pages in the
- * range which are not presently under writeback.
+ * range which are not presently under writeback. Note that this may block for
+ * significant periods due to exhaustion of disk request structures.
*
* SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER: wait upon writeout of all pages in the range
* after performing the write.