1SYNC_MAPPING_BUFFERS(9) The Linux VFS SYNC_MAPPING_BUFFERS(9)
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6 sync_mapping_buffers - write out & wait upon a mapping´s “associated”
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10 int sync_mapping_buffers(struct address_space * mapping);
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17 Starts I/O against the buffers at mapping->private_list, and waits upon
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20 Basically, this is a convenience function for fsync. mapping is a file
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25Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. June 2019 SYNC_MAPPING_BUFFERS(9)