FILEMAP_WRITE_AND_WA(9) Memory Management in Linux FILEMAP_WRITE_AND_WA(9)NAMEfilemap_write_and_wait_range - write out & wait on a file range
SYNOPSIS
int filemap_write_and_wait_range(struct address_space * mapping,
loff_t lstart, loff_t lend);
ARGUMENTS
mapping
the address_space for the pages
lstart
offset in bytes where the range starts
lend
offset in bytes where the range ends (inclusive)
DESCRIPTION
Write out and wait upon file offsets lstart->lend, inclusive.
Note that `lend´ is inclusive (describes the last byte to be written)
so that this function can be used to write to the very end-of-file (end
= -1).
COPYRIGHTKernel Hackers Manual 2.6. November 2013 FILEMAP_WRITE_AND_WA(9)