pos = ((loff_t) bio->bi_sector << 9) + lo->lo_offset;
 
        if (bio_rw(bio) == WRITE) {
-               bool barrier = (bio->bi_rw & REQ_HARDBARRIER);
                struct file *file = lo->lo_backing_file;
 
-               if (barrier) {
-                       if (unlikely(!file->f_op->fsync)) {
-                               ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-                               goto out;
-                       }
+               /* REQ_HARDBARRIER is deprecated */
+               if (bio->bi_rw & REQ_HARDBARRIER) {
+                       ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+                       goto out;
+               }
 
+               if (bio->bi_rw & REQ_FLUSH) {
                        ret = vfs_fsync(file, 0);
-                       if (unlikely(ret)) {
+                       if (unlikely(ret && ret != -EINVAL)) {
                                ret = -EIO;
                                goto out;
                        }
 
                ret = lo_send(lo, bio, pos);
 
-               if (barrier && !ret) {
+               if ((bio->bi_rw & REQ_FUA) && !ret) {
                        ret = vfs_fsync(file, 0);
-                       if (unlikely(ret))
+                       if (unlikely(ret && ret != -EINVAL))
                                ret = -EIO;
                }
        } else