generic_file_write_iter (9) Linux Manual Page

generic_file_write_iter – write data to a file

Synopsis

ssize_t generic_file_write_iter(struct kiocb * iocb, struct iov_iter * from);

Arguments

iocb

IO state structure

from

iov_iter with data to write

Description

This is a wrapper around __generic_file_write_iter to be used by most filesystems. It takes care of syncing the file in case of O_SYNC file and acquires i_mutex as needed.

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