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diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.h b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.h
index a68d6c55783b..d1c72ef64edf 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.h
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.h
@@ -266,6 +266,24 @@ static inline void wake_up_gc(struct cache_set *c)
wake_up(&c->gc_wait);
}
+static inline void force_wake_up_gc(struct cache_set *c)
+{
+ /*
+ * Garbage collection thread only works when sectors_to_gc < 0,
+ * calling wake_up_gc() won't start gc thread if sectors_to_gc is
+ * not a nagetive value.
+ * Therefore sectors_to_gc is set to -1 here, before waking up
+ * gc thread by calling wake_up_gc(). Then gc_should_run() will
+ * give a chance to permit gc thread to run. "Give a chance" means
+ * before going into gc_should_run(), there is still possibility
+ * that c->sectors_to_gc being set to other positive value. So
+ * this routine won't 100% make sure gc thread will be woken up
+ * to run.
+ */
+ atomic_set(&c->sectors_to_gc, -1);
+ wake_up_gc(c);
+}
+
#define MAP_DONE 0
#define MAP_CONTINUE 1