sync_mapping_buffers9
Write out & wait upon a mapping's “associated” buffers
Usage
int sync_mapping_buffers(struct
address_space
*
mapping);
Arguments
mapping
the mapping which wants those buffers written
Overview
Starts I/O against the buffers at mapping->private_list, and waits upon that I/O.
Basically, this is a convenience function for fsync. mapping is a file or directory which needs those buffers to be written for a successful fsync.
History
- Debian 9 (Stretch): the text shown here
- Debian 8 (Jessie)
- Debian 7 (Wheezy)
- Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)
- Debian 5.0 (Lenny)
- Debian 4.0 (Etch)