sync_mapping_buffers(9)
NAME
sync_mapping_buffers - write out & wait upon a mapping's associated
buffers
SYNOPSIS
int sync_mapping_buffers(struct address_space * mapping);
ARGUMENTS
- mapping
- the mapping which wants those buffers written
DESCRIPTION
Starts I/O against the buffers at mapping->private_list, and waits upon
that I/O.
Basically, this is a convenience function for fsync. mapping is a file
or directory which needs those buffers to be written for a successful
fsync.