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diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 18cfbf76ec5..98ffb6ead43 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1284,8 +1284,10 @@ struct super_operations {
*
* I_DIRTY_SYNC Inode is dirty, but doesn't have to be written on
* fdatasync(). i_atime is the usual cause.
- * I_DIRTY_DATASYNC Inode is dirty and must be written on fdatasync(), f.e.
- * because i_size changed.
+ * I_DIRTY_DATASYNC Data-related inode changes pending. We keep track of
+ * these changes separately from I_DIRTY_SYNC so that we
+ * don't have to write inode on fdatasync() when only
+ * mtime has changed in it.
* I_DIRTY_PAGES Inode has dirty pages. Inode itself may be clean.
* I_NEW get_new_inode() sets i_state to I_LOCK|I_NEW. Both
* are cleared by unlock_new_inode(), called from iget().