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diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 1b5999474..6f180afdd 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ typedef int (dio_iodone_t)(struct kiocb *iocb, loff_t offset,
* WRITE_FLUSH_FUA Combination of WRITE_FLUSH and FUA. The IO is preceded
* by a cache flush and data is guaranteed to be on
* non-volatile media on completion.
+ * WRITE_BG Background write. This is for background activity like
+ * the periodic flush and background threshold writeback
*
*/
#define RW_MASK REQ_OP_WRITE
@@ -202,6 +204,7 @@ typedef int (dio_iodone_t)(struct kiocb *iocb, loff_t offset,
#define WRITE_FLUSH (REQ_SYNC | REQ_NOIDLE | REQ_PREFLUSH)
#define WRITE_FUA (REQ_SYNC | REQ_NOIDLE | REQ_FUA)
#define WRITE_FLUSH_FUA (REQ_SYNC | REQ_NOIDLE | REQ_PREFLUSH | REQ_FUA)
+#define WRITE_BG (REQ_NOIDLE | REQ_BG)
/*
* Attribute flags. These should be or-ed together to figure out what