Name

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

struct super_block * sb

the superblock

unsigned long nr

the number of pages to write

enum wb_reason 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.