sync_mapping_buffers (9) Linux Manual Page
sync_mapping_buffers – write out & wait upon a mapping’s “associated” buffers
Synopsis
int sync_mapping_buffers(struct address_space *mapping);Arguments
mapping
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- 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.