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INVALIDATE_INODE_PAG(9) Memory Management in Linux INVALIDATE_INODE_PAG(9)

NAME

invalidate_inode_pages2_range - remove range of pages from an address_space

SYNOPSIS

int invalidate_inode_pages2_range(struct address_space * mapping, pgoff_t start, pgoff_t end);

ARGUMENTS

mapping
the address_space
start
the page offset 'from' which to invalidate
end
the page offset 'to' which to invalidate (inclusive)

DESCRIPTION

Any pages which are found to be mapped into pagetables are unmapped prior to invalidation.
Returns -EBUSY if any pages could not be invalidated.

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January 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.