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NAME

6       __mark_inode_dirty - internal function
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SYNOPSIS

9       void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode * inode, int flags);
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ARGUMENTS

12       inode
13           inode to mark
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16           what kind of dirty (i.e. I_DIRTY_SYNC) Mark an inode as dirty.
17           Callers should use mark_inode_dirty or mark_inode_dirty_sync.
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DESCRIPTION

20       Put the inode on the super block´s dirty list.
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22       CAREFUL! We mark it dirty unconditionally, but move it onto the dirty
23       list only if it is hashed or if it refers to a blockdev. If it was not
24       hashed, it will never be added to the dirty list even if it is later
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27       In short, make sure you hash any inodes _before_ you start marking them
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30       This function *must* be atomic for the I_DIRTY_PAGES case -
31       set_page_dirty is called under spinlock in several places.
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33       Note that for blockdevs, inode->dirtied_when represents the dirtying
34       time of the block-special inode (/dev/hda1) itself. And the
35       ->dirtied_when field of the kernel-internal blockdev inode represents
36       the dirtying time of the blockdev´s pages. This is why for
37       I_DIRTY_PAGES we always use page->mapping->host, so the page-dirtying
38       time is recorded in the internal blockdev inode.
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41Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.         June 2019             __MARK_INODE_DIRTY(9)
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