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MAKE_BAD_INODE(9) The Linux VFS MAKE_BAD_INODE(9)

NAME

make_bad_inode - mark an inode bad due to an I/O error

SYNOPSIS

void make_bad_inode(struct inode * inode);

ARGUMENTS

inode
Inode to mark bad

DESCRIPTION

When an inode cannot be read due to a media or remote network failure this function makes the inode “bad” and causes I/O operations on it to fail from this point on.

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April 2019 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.9.