1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/sync.c b/fs/sync.c
index ba76b96..92ca208 100644
--- a/fs/sync.c
+++ b/fs/sync.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
@@ -128,6 +129,29 @@ void emergency_sync(void)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * sync a single super
+ */
+SYSCALL_DEFINE1(syncfs, int, fd)
+{
+	struct file *file;
+	struct super_block *sb;
+	int ret;
+	int fput_needed;
+
+	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
+	if (!file)
+		return -EBADF;
+	sb = file->f_dentry->d_sb;
+
+	down_read(&sb->s_umount);
+	ret = sync_filesystem(sb);
+	up_read(&sb->s_umount);
+
+	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * vfs_fsync_range - helper to sync a range of data & metadata to disk
  * @file:		file to sync