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diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index 6c2a09c8922..bceac647e4d 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -260,48 +260,6 @@ static void bdi_wb_init(struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wb->b_more_io);
}
-static int bdi_start_fn(void *ptr)
-{
- struct bdi_writeback *wb = ptr;
- struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
- int ret;
-
- /*
- * Add us to the active bdi_list
- */
- spin_lock_bh(&bdi_lock);
- list_add_rcu(&bdi->bdi_list, &bdi_list);
- spin_unlock_bh(&bdi_lock);
-
- current->flags |= PF_FLUSHER | PF_SWAPWRITE;
- set_freezable();
-
- /*
- * Our parent may run at a different priority, just set us to normal
- */
- set_user_nice(current, 0);
-
- /*
- * Clear pending bit and wakeup anybody waiting to tear us down
- */
- clear_bit(BDI_pending, &bdi->state);
- smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
- wake_up_bit(&bdi->state, BDI_pending);
-
- ret = bdi_writeback_task(wb);
-
- wb->task = NULL;
-
- /*
- * Flush any work that raced with us exiting. No new work
- * will be added, since this bdi isn't discoverable anymore.
- */
- if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list))
- wb_do_writeback(wb, 1);
-
- return ret;
-}
-
int bdi_has_dirty_io(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
{
return wb_has_dirty_io(&bdi->wb);
@@ -425,7 +383,7 @@ static int bdi_forker_task(void *ptr)
spin_unlock_bh(&bdi_lock);
wb = &bdi->wb;
- wb->task = kthread_run(bdi_start_fn, wb, "flush-%s",
+ wb->task = kthread_run(bdi_writeback_thread, wb, "flush-%s",
dev_name(bdi->dev));
/*
* If task creation fails, then readd the bdi to