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FILEMAP_WRITE_AND_WA(9) Memory Management in Linux FILEMAP_WRITE_AND_WA(9)

NAME

filemap_write_and_wait_range - write out & wait on a file range

SYNOPSIS

int filemap_write_and_wait_range(struct address_space * mapping, loff_t lstart, loff_t lend);

ARGUMENTS

mapping

the address_space for the pages

lstart

offset in bytes where the range starts

lend

offset in bytes where the range ends (inclusive)

DESCRIPTION

Write out and wait upon file offsets lstart->lend, inclusive.

Note that `lend' is inclusive (describes the last byte to be written) so that this function can be used to write to the very end-of-file (end = -1).

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March 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.10