SYNC_INODE_METADATA(9)                    The Linux VFS                    SYNC_INODE_METADATA(9)



NAME
       sync_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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Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                    SYNC_INODE_METADATA(9)