Merge branch 'p9x' of https://github.com/DirtyUnicorns/android_kernel_google_bluecross.git into HEADHEADp9.0

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 8ec296308729..1c5099fffaec 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -2797,14 +2797,16 @@ cifs_strict_writev(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	 * these pages but not on the region from pos to ppos+len-1.
 	 */
 	written = cifs_user_writev(iocb, from);
-	if (written > 0 && CIFS_CACHE_READ(cinode)) {
+	if (CIFS_CACHE_READ(cinode)) {
 		/*
-		 * Windows 7 server can delay breaking level2 oplock if a write
-		 * request comes - break it on the client to prevent reading
-		 * an old data.
+		 * We have read level caching and we have just sent a write
+		 * request to the server thus making data in the cache stale.
+		 * Zap the cache and set oplock/lease level to NONE to avoid
+		 * reading stale data from the cache. All subsequent read
+		 * operations will read new data from the server.
 		 */
 		cifs_zap_mapping(inode);
-		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Set no oplock for inode=%p after a write operation\n",
+		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Set Oplock/Lease to NONE for inode=%p after write\n",
 			 inode);
 		cinode->oplock = 0;
 	}