/**
* bdi_start_writeback - start writeback
* @bdi: the backing device to write from
+ * @sb: write inodes from this super_block
* @nr_pages: the number of pages to write
*
* Description:
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
+/**
+ * writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle - start writeback if none underway
+ * @sb: the superblock
+ *
+ * Invoke writeback_inodes_sb if no writeback is currently underway.
+ * Returns 1 if writeback was started, 0 if not.
+ */
+int writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle(struct super_block *sb)
+{
+ if (!writeback_in_progress(sb->s_bdi)) {
+ writeback_inodes_sb(sb);
+ return 1;
+ } else
+ return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle);
+
/**
* sync_inodes_sb - sync sb inode pages
* @sb: the superblock