Index: linux-2.6.20-rc4/fs/fs-writeback.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.20-rc4.orig/fs/fs-writeback.c 2007-01-09 21:11:43.000000000 -0600 +++ linux-2.6.20-rc4/fs/fs-writeback.c 2007-01-09 21:44:47.683652241 -0600 @@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ sync_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb, s #ifdef CONFIG_CPUSETS if (wbc->nodes) { - int hit = nodes_intersects(mapping->dirty_nodes, *wbc->nodes) - | nodes_empty(mapping->dirty_nodes); + int hit = nodes_intersects(mapping->dirty_nodes, *wbc->nodes); +// | nodes_empty(mapping->dirty_nodes); if (!hit) { list_move(&inode->i_list, &sb->s_dirty);