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.\"    Manual: Memory Management in Linux
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.9.168
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.TH "WAIT_FOR_STABLE_PAGE" "9" "April 2019" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.9\&." "Memory Management in Linux"
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.SH "NAME"
wait_for_stable_page \- wait for writeback to finish, if necessary\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'void\ wait_for_stable_page('u
.BI "void wait_for_stable_page(struct\ page\ *\ " "page" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIpage\fR
.RS 4
The page to wait on\&.
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
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\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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