SYNC_INODE_METADATA(9) The Linux VFS SYNC_INODE_METADATA(9)NAMEsync_inode_metadata - write an inode to disk
SYNOPSIS
int sync_inode_metadata(struct inode * inode, int wait);
ARGUMENTS
inode
the inode to sync
wait
wait for I/O to complete.
DESCRIPTION
Write an inode to disk and adjust its dirty state after completion.
NOTE
only writes the actual inode, no associated data or other metadata.
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