diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 093b959..0039c58 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -1581,19 +1581,8 @@
 	iput(old_inode);
 }
 
-/**
- * writeback_inodes_sb_nr -	writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
- * @sb: the superblock
- * @nr: the number of pages to write
- * @reason: reason why some writeback work initiated
- *
- * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
- * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
- * for IO completion of submitted IO.
- */
-void writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *sb,
-			    unsigned long nr,
-			    enum wb_reason reason)
+static void __writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long nr,
+				     enum wb_reason reason, bool skip_if_busy)
 {
 	DEFINE_WB_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
 	struct wb_writeback_work work = {
@@ -1609,9 +1598,30 @@
 	if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi) || bdi == &noop_backing_dev_info)
 		return;
 	WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
+
+	if (skip_if_busy && writeback_in_progress(&bdi->wb))
+		return;
+
 	wb_queue_work(&bdi->wb, &work);
 	wb_wait_for_completion(bdi, &done);
 }
+
+/**
+ * writeback_inodes_sb_nr -	writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
+ * @sb: the superblock
+ * @nr: the number of pages to write
+ * @reason: reason why some writeback work initiated
+ *
+ * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
+ * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
+ * for IO completion of submitted IO.
+ */
+void writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *sb,
+			    unsigned long nr,
+			    enum wb_reason reason)
+{
+	__writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, nr, reason, false);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_nr);
 
 /**
@@ -1638,19 +1648,15 @@
  * Invoke writeback_inodes_sb_nr if no writeback is currently underway.
  * Returns 1 if writeback was started, 0 if not.
  */
-int try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *sb,
-				  unsigned long nr,
-				  enum wb_reason reason)
+bool try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long nr,
+				   enum wb_reason reason)
 {
-	if (writeback_in_progress(&sb->s_bdi->wb))
-		return 1;
-
 	if (!down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
-	writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, nr, reason);
+	__writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, nr, reason, true);
 	up_read(&sb->s_umount);
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr);
 
@@ -1662,7 +1668,7 @@
  * Implement by try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr()
  * Returns 1 if writeback was started, 0 if not.
  */
-int try_to_writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb, enum wb_reason reason)
+bool try_to_writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb, enum wb_reason reason)
 {
 	return try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, get_nr_dirty_pages(), reason);
 }