writeback_inodes_sb_nr(9)

writeback_inodes_sb_nr9

Writeback dirty inodes from given super_block

Usage

void writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block * sb, unsigned long nr, enum wb_reason reason);

Arguments

sb

the superblock

nr

the number of pages to write

reason

reason why some writeback work initiated

Overview

Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait for IO completion of submitted IO.

Releases

3 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 9

From linux-manual-4.9 4.9.228-1 in Debian 9 (Stretch). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.