1FREEZE_SUPER(9)                  The Linux VFS                 FREEZE_SUPER(9)
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NAME

6       freeze_super - lock the filesystem and force it into a consistent state
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SYNOPSIS

9       int freeze_super(struct super_block * sb);
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ARGUMENTS

12       sb
13           the super to lock
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DESCRIPTION

16       Syncs the super to make sure the filesystem is consistent and calls the
17       fs's freeze_fs. Subsequent calls to this without first thawing the fs
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21Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.       November 2011                 FREEZE_SUPER(9)
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