diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index e2b4ce1..487ea8b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -1079,9 +1079,9 @@
 	unsigned int bytes_written;
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
 	int done = 0;
-	pgoff_t end = -1;
+	pgoff_t end;
 	pgoff_t index;
-	int is_range = 0;
+ 	int range_whole = 0;
 	struct kvec iov[32];
 	int len;
 	int n_iov = 0;
@@ -1122,16 +1122,14 @@
 	xid = GetXid();
 
 	pagevec_init(&pvec, 0);
-	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE)
+	if (wbc->range_cyclic) {
 		index = mapping->writeback_index; /* Start from prev offset */
-	else {
-		index = 0;
-		scanned = 1;
-	}
-	if (wbc->start || wbc->end) {
-		index = wbc->start >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
-		end = wbc->end >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
-		is_range = 1;
+		end = -1;
+	} else {
+		index = wbc->range_start >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+		end = wbc->range_end >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+		if (wbc->range_start == 0 && wbc->range_end == LLONG_MAX)
+			range_whole = 1;
 		scanned = 1;
 	}
 retry:
@@ -1167,7 +1165,7 @@
 				break;
 			}
 
-			if (unlikely(is_range) && (page->index > end)) {
+			if (!wbc->range_cyclic && page->index > end) {
 				done = 1;
 				unlock_page(page);
 				break;
@@ -1271,7 +1269,7 @@
 		index = 0;
 		goto retry;
 	}
-	if (!is_range)
+	if (wbc->range_cyclic || (range_whole && wbc->nr_to_write > 0))
 		mapping->writeback_index = index;
 
 	FreeXid(xid);
diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index f3fbe2d..6db95cf 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -461,6 +461,8 @@
 {
 	struct writeback_control wbc = {
 		.sync_mode	= wait ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_HOLD,
+		.range_start	= 0,
+		.range_end	= LLONG_MAX,
 	};
 	unsigned long nr_dirty = read_page_state(nr_dirty);
 	unsigned long nr_unstable = read_page_state(nr_unstable);
@@ -559,6 +561,8 @@
 	struct writeback_control wbc = {
 		.nr_to_write = LONG_MAX,
 		.sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
+		.range_start = 0,
+		.range_end = LLONG_MAX,
 	};
 
 	if (!mapping_cap_writeback_dirty(inode->i_mapping))
diff --git a/fs/mpage.c b/fs/mpage.c
index 9bf2eb3..1e45982 100644
--- a/fs/mpage.c
+++ b/fs/mpage.c
@@ -707,9 +707,9 @@
 	struct pagevec pvec;
 	int nr_pages;
 	pgoff_t index;
-	pgoff_t end = -1;		/* Inclusive */
+	pgoff_t end;		/* Inclusive */
 	int scanned = 0;
-	int is_range = 0;
+	int range_whole = 0;
 
 	if (wbc->nonblocking && bdi_write_congested(bdi)) {
 		wbc->encountered_congestion = 1;
@@ -721,16 +721,14 @@
 		writepage = mapping->a_ops->writepage;
 
 	pagevec_init(&pvec, 0);
-	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE) {
+	if (wbc->range_cyclic) {
 		index = mapping->writeback_index; /* Start from prev offset */
+		end = -1;
 	} else {
-		index = 0;			  /* whole-file sweep */
-		scanned = 1;
-	}
-	if (wbc->start || wbc->end) {
-		index = wbc->start >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
-		end = wbc->end >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
-		is_range = 1;
+		index = wbc->range_start >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+		end = wbc->range_end >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+		if (wbc->range_start == 0 && wbc->range_end == LLONG_MAX)
+			range_whole = 1;
 		scanned = 1;
 	}
 retry:
@@ -759,7 +757,7 @@
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			if (unlikely(is_range) && page->index > end) {
+			if (!wbc->range_cyclic && page->index > end) {
 				done = 1;
 				unlock_page(page);
 				continue;
@@ -810,7 +808,7 @@
 		index = 0;
 		goto retry;
 	}
-	if (!is_range)
+	if (wbc->range_cyclic || (range_whole && wbc->nr_to_write > 0))
 		mapping->writeback_index = index;
 	if (bio)
 		mpage_bio_submit(WRITE, bio);
diff --git a/fs/sync.c b/fs/sync.c
index aab5ffe..955aef0 100644
--- a/fs/sync.c
+++ b/fs/sync.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (nbytes == 0)
-		endbyte = -1;
+		endbyte = LLONG_MAX;
 	else
 		endbyte--;		/* inclusive */