sync_page_range_nolock

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

Section: 9 (Appels noyau Linux)

NAME

sync_page_range_nolock - write & wait on all pages in the passed range without locking

SYNOPSIS

int sync_page_range_nolock(struct inode * inode, struct address_space * mapping, loff_t pos, loff_t count);

ARGUMENTS

inode

target inode

mapping

target address_space

pos

beginning offset in pages to write

count

number of bytes to write

NOTE

Holding i_mutex across sync_page_range_nolock is not a good idea as it forces O_SYNC writers to different parts of the same file to be serialised right until io completion.