sync_inode_metadata(9)

sync_inode_metadata9

Write an inode to disk

Usage

int sync_inode_metadata(struct inode * inode, int wait);

Arguments

inode

the inode to sync

wait

wait for I/O to complete.

Overview

Write an inode to disk and adjust its dirty state after completion.

Note

only writes the actual inode, no associated data or other metadata.

Releases

3 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 9

From linux-manual-4.9 4.9.228-1 in Debian 9 (Stretch). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.