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| WRITE_INODE_NOW(9) | The Linux VFS | WRITE_INODE_NOW(9) |
NAME¶
write_inode_now - write an inode to diskSYNOPSIS¶
int write_inode_now(struct inode * inode, int sync);
ARGUMENTS¶
inodeinode to write to disk
sync
whether the write should be synchronous or not
DESCRIPTION¶
This function commits an inode to disk immediately if it is dirty. This is primarily needed by knfsd.The caller must either have a ref on the inode or must have set I_WILL_FREE.
COPYRIGHT¶
| April 2019 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.9. |