---
name: "filemap_flush"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-4.9"
version: "4.9.228-1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/filemap_flush"
---

# filemap\_flush(9)

mostly a non-blocking flush

## NAME

filemap\_flush - mostly a non-blocking flush

## SYNOPSIS

**int filemap\_flush(struct address\_space \*** *mapping***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*mapping*

target address\_space

## DESCRIPTION

This is a mostly non-blocking flush. Not suitable for data-integrity purposes - I/O may not be started against all dirty pages.

## COPYRIGHT