SYNC_MAPPING_BUFFERS(9) The Linux VFS SYNC_MAPPING_BUFFERS(9)NAMEsync_mapping_buffers - write out & wait upon a mapping´s “associated”
buffers
SYNOPSIS
int sync_mapping_buffers(struct address_space * mapping);
ARGUMENTS
mapping
the mapping which wants those buffers written
DESCRIPTION
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.
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