Re: fsync 50 times slower after 2.5.27

[Andrew Morton <akpm@digeo.com>]

Duncan Sands wrote:
> 
> I noticed a performance degradation in recent kernels:
> fsync takes around 50 times longer in kernels 2.5.28 to
> 2.5.34 when the system is under heavy load, as compared
> to kernels <= 2.5.27.  I noticed this because it makes kmail
> unusable.  2.5.34 is the most recent kernel I tested.
> 

Please try replacing the yield() in fs/jbd/transaction.c
with

	set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
	schedule();