SYNC_INODE(9) The Linux VFS SYNC_INODE(9)NAME
sync_inode - write an inode and its pages to disk.
SYNOPSIS
int sync_inode(struct inode * inode, struct writeback_control * wbc);
ARGUMENTS
inode
the inode to sync
wbc
controls the writeback mode
DESCRIPTION
sync_inode will write an inode and its pages to disk. It will also
correctly update the inode on its superblockĀ“s dirty inode lists and
will update inode->i_state.
The caller must have a ref on the inode.
COPYRIGHTKernel Hackers Manual 2.6. November 2013 SYNC_INODE(9)