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WRITEBACK_INODES_SB_(9) The Linux VFS WRITEBACK_INODES_SB_(9)

NAME

writeback_inodes_sb_nr - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block

SYNOPSIS

void writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block * sb, unsigned long nr, enum wb_reason reason);

ARGUMENTS

sb
the superblock

nr

the number of pages to write

reason

reason why some writeback work initiated

DESCRIPTION

Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait for IO completion of submitted IO.

COPYRIGHT

April 2019 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.9.