writeback_inodes_sb_nr (9) Linux Manual Page
writeback_inodes_sb_nr – writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
Synopsis
void writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long nr, enum wb_reason reason);Arguments
sb
-
- the superblock
nr
- the number of pages to write
reason
- reason why some writeback work initiated
Description
Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait for IO completion of submitted IO.