generic_osync_inode

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Version: June 2009 (debian - 07/07/09)

Section: 9 (Appels noyau Linux)

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NAME

generic_osync_inode - flush all dirty data for a given inode to disk

SYNOPSIS

int generic_osync_inode(struct inode * inode, struct address_space * mapping, int what);

ARGUMENTS

inode

inode to write

mapping

the address_space that should be flushed

what

what to write and wait upon

DESCRIPTION

This can be called by file_write functions for files which have the O_SYNC flag set, to flush dirty writes to disk.

what is a bitmask, specifying which part of the inode's data should be written and waited upon.

OSYNC_DATA

i_mapping's dirty data

OSYNC_METADATA

the buffers at i_mapping->private_list

OSYNC_INODE

the inode itself