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GENERIC_FILE_WRITE_I(9) | Memory Management in Linux | GENERIC_FILE_WRITE_I(9) |
NAME¶
generic_file_write_iter - write data to a file
SYNOPSIS¶
ssize_t generic_file_write_iter(struct kiocb * iocb, struct iov_iter * from);
ARGUMENTS¶
struct kiocb * iocb
IO state structure
struct iov_iter * from
iov_iter with data to write
DESCRIPTION¶
This is a wrapper around __generic_file_write_iter to be used by most filesystems. It takes care of syncing the file in case of O_SYNC file and acquires i_mutex as needed.
COPYRIGHT¶
June 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.11 |