---
name: "wait_for_stable_page"
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/wait_for_stable_page"
---

# wait\_for\_stable\_page(9)

wait for writeback to finish, if necessary.

## NAME

wait\_for\_stable\_page - wait for writeback to finish, if necessary.

## SYNOPSIS

**void wait\_for\_stable\_page(struct page \*** *page***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*page*

The page to wait on.

## DESCRIPTION

This function determines if the given page is related to a backing device that requires page contents to be held stable during writeback. If so, then it will wait for any pending writeback to complete.

## COPYRIGHT