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WAIT_FOR_STABLE_PAGE(9) | Memory Management in Linux | WAIT_FOR_STABLE_PAGE(9) |
NAME¶
wait_for_stable_page - wait for writeback to finish, if necessary.SYNOPSIS¶
void
wait_for_stable_page(struct page * page);
ARGUMENTS¶
pageThe page to wait on.
DESCRIPTION¶
This function determines if the given page is related to a backing device that requires page contents to be held stable during writeback. If so, then it will wait for any pending writeback to complete.COPYRIGHT¶
May 2018 | Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16 |