diff --git a/fs/f2fs/acl.c b/fs/f2fs/acl.c
index 4a34040932e9..a45d1f4b7b0f 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/acl.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/acl.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ int f2fs_init_acl(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir, struct page *ipage,
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 
 	if (default_acl) {
 		error = __f2fs_set_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, default_acl,
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/dir.c b/fs/f2fs/dir.c
index 3b8ebec0450b..5594667c2f41 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/dir.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ void f2fs_set_link(struct inode *dir, struct f2fs_dir_entry *de,
 	set_page_dirty(page);
 
 	dir->i_mtime = dir->i_ctime = current_time(dir);
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(dir);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(dir, false);
 	f2fs_put_page(page, 1);
 }
 
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ void update_parent_metadata(struct inode *dir, struct inode *inode,
 		clear_inode_flag(inode, FI_NEW_INODE);
 	}
 	dir->i_mtime = dir->i_ctime = current_time(dir);
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(dir);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(dir, false);
 
 	if (F2FS_I(dir)->i_current_depth != current_depth)
 		f2fs_i_depth_write(dir, current_depth);
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ void f2fs_delete_entry(struct f2fs_dir_entry *dentry, struct page *page,
 	set_page_dirty(page);
 
 	dir->i_ctime = dir->i_mtime = current_time(dir);
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(dir);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(dir, false);
 
 	if (inode)
 		f2fs_drop_nlink(dir, inode);
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c b/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c
index 2b06d4fcd954..4db44da7ef69 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static void __drop_largest_extent(struct inode *inode,
 
 	if (fofs < largest->fofs + largest->len && fofs + len > largest->fofs) {
 		largest->len = 0;
-		f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+		f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index 1938fe457041..0d2502fdf892 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -541,13 +541,13 @@ static inline bool __is_front_mergeable(struct extent_info *cur,
 	return __is_extent_mergeable(cur, front);
 }
 
-extern void f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(struct inode *);
+extern void f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(struct inode *, bool);
 static inline void __try_update_largest_extent(struct inode *inode,
 			struct extent_tree *et, struct extent_node *en)
 {
 	if (en->ei.len > et->largest.len) {
 		et->largest = en->ei;
-		f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+		f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ static inline void __mark_inode_dirty_flag(struct inode *inode,
 			return;
 	case FI_DATA_EXIST:
 	case FI_INLINE_DOTS:
-		f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+		f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@ static inline void set_acl_inode(struct inode *inode, umode_t mode)
 {
 	F2FS_I(inode)->i_acl_mode = mode;
 	set_inode_flag(inode, FI_ACL_MODE);
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, false);
 }
 
 static inline void f2fs_i_links_write(struct inode *inode, bool inc)
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ static inline void f2fs_i_links_write(struct inode *inode, bool inc)
 		inc_nlink(inode);
 	else
 		drop_nlink(inode);
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 }
 
 static inline void f2fs_i_blocks_write(struct inode *inode,
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ static inline void f2fs_i_blocks_write(struct inode *inode,
 
 	inode->i_blocks = add ? inode->i_blocks + diff :
 				inode->i_blocks - diff;
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 	if (clean || recover)
 		set_inode_flag(inode, FI_AUTO_RECOVER);
 }
@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@ static inline void f2fs_i_size_write(struct inode *inode, loff_t i_size)
 		return;
 
 	i_size_write(inode, i_size);
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 	if (clean || recover)
 		set_inode_flag(inode, FI_AUTO_RECOVER);
 }
@@ -1756,19 +1756,19 @@ static inline bool f2fs_skip_inode_update(struct inode *inode)
 static inline void f2fs_i_depth_write(struct inode *inode, unsigned int depth)
 {
 	F2FS_I(inode)->i_current_depth = depth;
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 }
 
 static inline void f2fs_i_xnid_write(struct inode *inode, nid_t xnid)
 {
 	F2FS_I(inode)->i_xattr_nid = xnid;
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 }
 
 static inline void f2fs_i_pino_write(struct inode *inode, nid_t pino)
 {
 	F2FS_I(inode)->i_pino = pino;
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 }
 
 static inline void get_inline_info(struct inode *inode, struct f2fs_inode *ri)
@@ -1896,13 +1896,13 @@ static inline int is_file(struct inode *inode, int type)
 static inline void set_file(struct inode *inode, int type)
 {
 	F2FS_I(inode)->i_advise |= type;
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 }
 
 static inline void clear_file(struct inode *inode, int type)
 {
 	F2FS_I(inode)->i_advise &= ~type;
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 }
 
 static inline int f2fs_readonly(struct super_block *sb)
@@ -2054,7 +2054,7 @@ static inline int f2fs_add_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 /*
  * super.c
  */
-int f2fs_inode_dirtied(struct inode *);
+int f2fs_inode_dirtied(struct inode *, bool);
 void f2fs_inode_synced(struct inode *);
 int f2fs_commit_super(struct f2fs_sb_info *, bool);
 int f2fs_sync_fs(struct super_block *, int);
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 04a3205d2934..ce38a350fb38 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ sync_nodes:
 	}
 
 	if (need_inode_block_update(sbi, ino)) {
-		f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+		f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 		f2fs_write_inode(inode, NULL);
 		goto sync_nodes;
 	}
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ int f2fs_truncate(struct inode *inode)
 		return err;
 
 	inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, false);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -722,7 +722,8 @@ int f2fs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 		}
 	}
 
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+	/* update attributes only */
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, false);
 
 	/* inode change will produce dirty node pages flushed by checkpoint */
 	f2fs_balance_fs(F2FS_I_SB(inode), true);
@@ -1403,7 +1404,7 @@ static long f2fs_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode,
 
 	if (!ret) {
 		inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
-		f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+		f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, false);
 		f2fs_update_time(F2FS_I_SB(inode), REQ_TIME);
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/inline.c b/fs/f2fs/inline.c
index 3b2f88788e02..b859d5e377ae 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/inline.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/inline.c
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ void f2fs_delete_inline_entry(struct f2fs_dir_entry *dentry, struct page *page,
 	f2fs_put_page(page, 1);
 
 	dir->i_ctime = dir->i_mtime = current_time(dir);
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(dir);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(dir, false);
 
 	if (inode)
 		f2fs_drop_nlink(dir, inode);
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/inode.c b/fs/f2fs/inode.c
index d32fd0343eae..bfa512dde4ab 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/inode.c
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@
 
 #include <trace/events/f2fs.h>
 
-void f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(struct inode *inode)
+void f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(struct inode *inode, bool sync)
 {
-	if (f2fs_inode_dirtied(inode))
+	if (f2fs_inode_dirtied(inode, sync))
 		return;
+
 	mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
 }
 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ void f2fs_set_inode_flags(struct inode *inode)
 		new_fl |= S_DIRSYNC;
 	inode_set_flags(inode, new_fl,
 			S_SYNC|S_APPEND|S_IMMUTABLE|S_NOATIME|S_DIRSYNC);
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, false);
 }
 
 static void __get_inode_rdev(struct inode *inode, struct f2fs_inode *ri)
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/namei.c b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
index ae29726afff0..7f2fdb154180 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ static int f2fs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	up_write(&F2FS_I(old_inode)->i_sem);
 
 	old_inode->i_ctime = current_time(old_inode);
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(old_inode);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(old_inode, false);
 
 	f2fs_delete_entry(old_entry, old_page, old_dir, NULL);
 
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ static int f2fs_cross_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		f2fs_i_links_write(old_dir, old_nlink > 0);
 		up_write(&F2FS_I(old_dir)->i_sem);
 	}
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(old_dir);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(old_dir, false);
 
 	/* update directory entry info of new dir inode */
 	f2fs_set_link(new_dir, new_entry, new_page, old_inode);
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ static int f2fs_cross_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		f2fs_i_links_write(new_dir, new_nlink > 0);
 		up_write(&F2FS_I(new_dir)->i_sem);
 	}
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(new_dir);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(new_dir, false);
 
 	f2fs_unlock_op(sbi);
 
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index 006138a6c5ab..23190a94840b 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -620,24 +620,25 @@ static int f2fs_drop_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	return generic_drop_inode(inode);
 }
 
-int f2fs_inode_dirtied(struct inode *inode)
+int f2fs_inode_dirtied(struct inode *inode, bool sync)
 {
 	struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_I_SB(inode);
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	spin_lock(&sbi->inode_lock[DIRTY_META]);
 	if (is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_DIRTY_INODE)) {
-		spin_unlock(&sbi->inode_lock[DIRTY_META]);
-		return 1;
+		ret = 1;
+	} else {
+		set_inode_flag(inode, FI_DIRTY_INODE);
+		stat_inc_dirty_inode(sbi, DIRTY_META);
 	}
-
-	set_inode_flag(inode, FI_DIRTY_INODE);
-	list_add_tail(&F2FS_I(inode)->gdirty_list,
+	if (sync && list_empty(&F2FS_I(inode)->gdirty_list)) {
+		list_add_tail(&F2FS_I(inode)->gdirty_list,
 				&sbi->inode_list[DIRTY_META]);
-	inc_page_count(sbi, F2FS_DIRTY_IMETA);
-	stat_inc_dirty_inode(sbi, DIRTY_META);
+		inc_page_count(sbi, F2FS_DIRTY_IMETA);
+	}
 	spin_unlock(&sbi->inode_lock[DIRTY_META]);
-
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void f2fs_inode_synced(struct inode *inode)
@@ -649,10 +650,12 @@ void f2fs_inode_synced(struct inode *inode)
 		spin_unlock(&sbi->inode_lock[DIRTY_META]);
 		return;
 	}
-	list_del_init(&F2FS_I(inode)->gdirty_list);
+	if (!list_empty(&F2FS_I(inode)->gdirty_list)) {
+		list_del_init(&F2FS_I(inode)->gdirty_list);
+		dec_page_count(sbi, F2FS_DIRTY_IMETA);
+	}
 	clear_inode_flag(inode, FI_DIRTY_INODE);
 	clear_inode_flag(inode, FI_AUTO_RECOVER);
-	dec_page_count(sbi, F2FS_DIRTY_IMETA);
 	stat_dec_dirty_inode(F2FS_I_SB(inode), DIRTY_META);
 	spin_unlock(&sbi->inode_lock[DIRTY_META]);
 }
@@ -676,7 +679,7 @@ static void f2fs_dirty_inode(struct inode *inode, int flags)
 	if (is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_AUTO_RECOVER))
 		clear_inode_flag(inode, FI_AUTO_RECOVER);
 
-	f2fs_inode_dirtied(inode);
+	f2fs_inode_dirtied(inode, false);
 }
 
 static void f2fs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/xattr.c b/fs/f2fs/xattr.c
index 3a42405b6515..1c4d5e39586c 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/xattr.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static int f2fs_xattr_advise_set(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	F2FS_I(inode)->i_advise |= *(char *)value;
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ static int __f2fs_setxattr(struct inode *inode, int index,
 	if (index == F2FS_XATTR_INDEX_ENCRYPTION &&
 			!strcmp(name, F2FS_XATTR_NAME_ENCRYPTION_CONTEXT))
 		f2fs_set_encrypted_inode(inode);
-	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 	if (!error && S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		set_sbi_flag(F2FS_I_SB(inode), SBI_NEED_CP);
 exit: