FILEMAP_FLUSH

Section: Memory Management in Linux (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

filemap_flush - mostly a non-blocking flush  

SYNOPSIS

int filemap_flush(struct address_space * mapping);
 

ARGUMENTS

mapping

target address_space
 

DESCRIPTION

This is a mostly non-blocking flush. Not suitable for data-integrity purposes - I/O may not be started against all dirty pages.  

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