return 1;
 }
 
+static inline bool need_do_checkpoint(struct inode *inode)
+{
+       struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_SB(inode->i_sb);
+       bool need_cp = false;
+
+       if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) || inode->i_nlink != 1)
+               need_cp = true;
+       else if (file_wrong_pino(inode))
+               need_cp = true;
+       else if (!space_for_roll_forward(sbi))
+               need_cp = true;
+       else if (!is_checkpointed_node(sbi, F2FS_I(inode)->i_pino))
+               need_cp = true;
+       else if (F2FS_I(inode)->xattr_ver == cur_cp_version(F2FS_CKPT(sbi)))
+               need_cp = true;
+
+       return need_cp;
+}
+
 int f2fs_sync_file(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 {
        struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
        /* guarantee free sections for fsync */
        f2fs_balance_fs(sbi);
 
-       down_read(&fi->i_sem);
-
        /*
         * Both of fdatasync() and fsync() are able to be recovered from
         * sudden-power-off.
         */
-       if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) || inode->i_nlink != 1)
-               need_cp = true;
-       else if (file_wrong_pino(inode))
-               need_cp = true;
-       else if (!space_for_roll_forward(sbi))
-               need_cp = true;
-       else if (!is_checkpointed_node(sbi, F2FS_I(inode)->i_pino))
-               need_cp = true;
-       else if (F2FS_I(inode)->xattr_ver == cur_cp_version(F2FS_CKPT(sbi)))
-               need_cp = true;
-
+       down_read(&fi->i_sem);
+       need_cp = need_do_checkpoint(inode);
        up_read(&fi->i_sem);
 
        if (need_cp) {