WRITEBACK_INODES_SB_(9)                   The Linux VFS                   WRITEBACK_INODES_SB_(9)



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
       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.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                   WRITEBACK_INODES_SB_(9)