diff --git a/fs/qnx4/Makefile b/fs/qnx4/Makefile
index 502d7fe..e4d408c 100644
--- a/fs/qnx4/Makefile
+++ b/fs/qnx4/Makefile
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_QNX4FS_FS) += qnx4.o
 
-qnx4-objs := inode.o dir.o namei.o file.o bitmap.o truncate.o fsync.o
+qnx4-objs := inode.o dir.o namei.o file.o bitmap.o truncate.o
diff --git a/fs/qnx4/dir.c b/fs/qnx4/dir.c
index ea9ffef..ff6c1ba 100644
--- a/fs/qnx4/dir.c
+++ b/fs/qnx4/dir.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 {
 	.read		= generic_read_dir,
 	.readdir	= qnx4_readdir,
-	.fsync		= file_fsync,
+	.fsync		= simple_fsync,
 };
 
 const struct inode_operations qnx4_dir_inode_operations =
diff --git a/fs/qnx4/file.c b/fs/qnx4/file.c
index 867f42b..e7033ea 100644
--- a/fs/qnx4/file.c
+++ b/fs/qnx4/file.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_QNX4FS_RW
 	.write		= do_sync_write,
 	.aio_write	= generic_file_aio_write,
-	.fsync		= qnx4_sync_file,
+	.fsync		= simple_fsync,
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/qnx4/fsync.c b/fs/qnx4/fsync.c
deleted file mode 100644
index aa3b195..0000000
--- a/fs/qnx4/fsync.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,169 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * QNX4 file system, Linux implementation.
- * 
- * Version : 0.1
- * 
- * Using parts of the xiafs filesystem.
- * 
- * History :
- * 
- * 24-03-1998 by Richard Frowijn : first release.
- */
-
-#include <linux/errno.h>
-#include <linux/time.h>
-#include <linux/stat.h>
-#include <linux/fcntl.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
-#include <linux/buffer_head.h>
-
-#include <linux/fs.h>
-#include <linux/qnx4_fs.h>
-
-#include <asm/system.h>
-
-/*
- * The functions for qnx4 fs file synchronization.
- */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_QNX4FS_RW
-
-static int sync_block(struct inode *inode, unsigned short *block, int wait)
-{
-	struct buffer_head *bh;
-	unsigned short tmp;
-
-	if (!*block)
-		return 0;
-	tmp = *block;
-	bh = sb_find_get_block(inode->i_sb, *block);
-	if (!bh)
-		return 0;
-	if (*block != tmp) {
-		brelse(bh);
-		return 1;
-	}
-	if (wait && buffer_req(bh) && !buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
-		brelse(bh);
-		return -1;
-	}
-	if (wait || !buffer_uptodate(bh) || !buffer_dirty(bh)) {
-		brelse(bh);
-		return 0;
-	}
-	ll_rw_block(WRITE, 1, &bh);
-	atomic_dec(&bh->b_count);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-#ifdef WTF
-static int sync_iblock(struct inode *inode, unsigned short *iblock,
-		       struct buffer_head **bh, int wait)
-{
-	int rc;
-	unsigned short tmp;
-
-	*bh = NULL;
-	tmp = *iblock;
-	if (!tmp)
-		return 0;
-	rc = sync_block(inode, iblock, wait);
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
-	*bh = sb_bread(inode->i_sb, tmp);
-	if (tmp != *iblock) {
-		brelse(*bh);
-		*bh = NULL;
-		return 1;
-	}
-	if (!*bh)
-		return -1;
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
-static int sync_direct(struct inode *inode, int wait)
-{
-	int i;
-	int rc, err = 0;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
-		rc = sync_block(inode,
-				(unsigned short *) qnx4_raw_inode(inode)->di_first_xtnt.xtnt_blk + i, wait);
-		if (rc > 0)
-			break;
-		if (rc)
-			err = rc;
-	}
-	return err;
-}
-
-#ifdef WTF
-static int sync_indirect(struct inode *inode, unsigned short *iblock, int wait)
-{
-	int i;
-	struct buffer_head *ind_bh;
-	int rc, err = 0;
-
-	rc = sync_iblock(inode, iblock, &ind_bh, wait);
-	if (rc || !ind_bh)
-		return rc;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < 512; i++) {
-		rc = sync_block(inode,
-				((unsigned short *) ind_bh->b_data) + i,
-				wait);
-		if (rc > 0)
-			break;
-		if (rc)
-			err = rc;
-	}
-	brelse(ind_bh);
-	return err;
-}
-
-static int sync_dindirect(struct inode *inode, unsigned short *diblock,
-			  int wait)
-{
-	int i;
-	struct buffer_head *dind_bh;
-	int rc, err = 0;
-
-	rc = sync_iblock(inode, diblock, &dind_bh, wait);
-	if (rc || !dind_bh)
-		return rc;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < 512; i++) {
-		rc = sync_indirect(inode,
-				((unsigned short *) dind_bh->b_data) + i,
-				   wait);
-		if (rc > 0)
-			break;
-		if (rc)
-			err = rc;
-	}
-	brelse(dind_bh);
-	return err;
-}
-#endif
-
-int qnx4_sync_file(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry, int unused)
-{
-        struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
-	int wait, err = 0;
-        
-        (void) file;
-	if (!(S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) || S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) ||
-	      S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode)))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	lock_kernel();
-	for (wait = 0; wait <= 1; wait++) {
-		err |= sync_direct(inode, wait);
-	}
-	err |= qnx4_sync_inode(inode);
-	unlock_kernel();
-	return (err < 0) ? -EIO : 0;
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/fs/qnx4/inode.c b/fs/qnx4/inode.c
index 95c12fc..4071286 100644
--- a/fs/qnx4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/qnx4/inode.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
+#include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include <linux/vfs.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
@@ -34,31 +35,6 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_QNX4FS_RW
 
-int qnx4_sync_inode(struct inode *inode)
-{
-	int err = 0;
-# if 0
-	struct buffer_head *bh;
-
-   	bh = qnx4_update_inode(inode);
-	if (bh && buffer_dirty(bh))
-	{
-		sync_dirty_buffer(bh);
-		if (buffer_req(bh) && !buffer_uptodate(bh))
-		{
-			printk ("IO error syncing qnx4 inode [%s:%08lx]\n",
-				inode->i_sb->s_id, inode->i_ino);
-			err = -1;
-		}
-	        brelse (bh);
-	} else if (!bh) {
-		err = -1;
-	}
-# endif
-
-	return err;
-}
-
 static void qnx4_delete_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	QNX4DEBUG(("qnx4: deleting inode [%lu]\n", (unsigned long) inode->i_ino));
@@ -70,7 +46,7 @@
 	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
-static int qnx4_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int unused)
+static int qnx4_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int do_sync)
 {
 	struct qnx4_inode_entry *raw_inode;
 	int block, ino;
@@ -107,6 +83,16 @@
 	raw_inode->di_ctime = cpu_to_le32(inode->i_ctime.tv_sec);
 	raw_inode->di_first_xtnt.xtnt_size = cpu_to_le32(inode->i_blocks);
 	mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
+	if (do_sync) {
+		sync_dirty_buffer(bh);
+		if (buffer_req(bh) && !buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
+			printk("qnx4: IO error syncing inode [%s:%08x]\n",
+					inode->i_sb->s_id, ino);
+			brelse(bh);
+			unlock_kernel();
+			return -EIO;
+		}
+	}
 	brelse(bh);
 	unlock_kernel();
 	return 0;
diff --git a/fs/qnx4/namei.c b/fs/qnx4/namei.c
index 775eed3..123270c 100644
--- a/fs/qnx4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/qnx4/namei.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 	de->di_status = 0;
 	memset(de->di_fname, 0, sizeof de->di_fname);
 	de->di_mode = 0;
-	mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
+	mark_buffer_dirty_inode(bh, dir);
 	clear_nlink(inode);
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 	inode->i_ctime = dir->i_ctime = dir->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 	de->di_status = 0;
 	memset(de->di_fname, 0, sizeof de->di_fname);
 	de->di_mode = 0;
-	mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
+	mark_buffer_dirty_inode(bh, dir);
 	dir->i_ctime = dir->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
 	mark_inode_dirty(dir);
 	inode->i_ctime = dir->i_ctime;
diff --git a/include/linux/qnx4_fs.h b/include/linux/qnx4_fs.h
index 787d19e..acbaec3 100644
--- a/include/linux/qnx4_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/qnx4_fs.h
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@
 extern void qnx4_free_inode(struct inode *inode);
 extern int qnx4_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry);
 extern int qnx4_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry);
-extern int qnx4_sync_file(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry, int);
-extern int qnx4_sync_inode(struct inode *inode);
 
 static inline struct qnx4_sb_info *qnx4_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 {