Merge tag 'v4.8' into patchwork

Linux 4.8

* tag 'v4.8': (1761 commits)
  Linux 4.8
  ARM: 8618/1: decompressor: reset ttbcr fields to use TTBR0 on ARMv7
  MIPS: CM: Fix mips_cm_max_vp_width for non-MT kernels on MT systems
  include/linux/property.h: fix typo/compile error
  ocfs2: fix deadlock on mmapped page in ocfs2_write_begin_nolock()
  mm: workingset: fix crash in shadow node shrinker caused by replace_page_cache_page()
  MAINTAINERS: Switch to kernel.org email address for Javi Merino
  x86/entry/64: Fix context tracking state warning when load_gs_index fails
  x86/boot: Initialize FPU and X86_FEATURE_ALWAYS even if we don't have CPUID
  x86/vdso: Fix building on big endian host
  x86/boot: Fix another __read_cr4() case on 486
  sctp: fix the issue sctp_diag uses lock_sock in rcu_read_lock
  sctp: change to check peer prsctp_capable when using prsctp polices
  sctp: remove prsctp_param from sctp_chunk
  sctp: move sent_count to the memory hole in sctp_chunk
  tg3: Avoid NULL pointer dereference in tg3_io_error_detected()
  x86/init: Fix cr4_init_shadow() on CR4-less machines
  MIPS: Fix detection of unsupported highmem with cache aliases
  MIPS: Malta: Fix IOCU disable switch read for MIPS64
  MIPS: Fix BUILD_ROLLBACK_PROLOGUE for microMIPS
  ...

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 4d09d4441e3e..05713a5da083 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -1949,6 +1949,12 @@ void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages, enum wb_reason reason)
 {
 	struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
 
+	/*
+	 * If we are expecting writeback progress we must submit plugged IO.
+	 */
+	if (blk_needs_flush_plug(current))
+		blk_schedule_flush_plug(current);
+
 	if (!nr_pages)
 		nr_pages = get_nr_dirty_pages();