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.