int ret;
ret = dquot_alloc_space_nodirty(inode, nr);
- if (!ret)
- mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+ if (!ret) {
+ /*
+ * Mark inode fully dirty. Since we are allocating blocks, inode
+ * would become fully dirty soon anyway and it reportedly
+ * reduces inode_lock contention.
+ */
+ mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+ }
return ret;
}