@@ -3241,11 +3241,13 @@ generic_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *
* do not end up with dio_complete() being called, so let's not break
* them by removing it completely.
*
+ * Noticeable example is a blkdev_direct_IO().
+ *
* Skip invalidation for async writes or if mapping has no pages.
*/
- if (written > 0 && mapping->nrpages)
- invalidate_inode_pages2_range(mapping,
- pos >> PAGE_SHIFT, end);
+ if (written > 0 && mapping->nrpages &&
+ invalidate_inode_pages2_range(mapping, pos >> PAGE_SHIFT, end))
+ dio_warn_stale_pagecache(file);
if (written > 0) {
pos += written;