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