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.\"      Date: April 2019
.\"    Manual: The Linux VFS
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.9.168
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.TH "SYNC_INODE_METADATA" "9" "April 2019" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.9\&." "The Linux VFS"
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.SH "NAME"
sync_inode_metadata \- write an inode to disk
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'int\ sync_inode_metadata('u
.BI "int sync_inode_metadata(struct\ inode\ *\ " "inode" ", int\ " "wait" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIinode\fR
.RS 4
the inode to sync
.RE
.PP
\fIwait\fR
.RS 4
wait for I/O to complete\&.
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Write an inode to disk and adjust its dirty state after completion\&.
.SH "NOTE"
.PP
only writes the actual inode, no associated data or other metadata\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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