delete_from_page_cache (9) - Linux Manuals

delete_from_page_cache: delete page from page cache

Command to display delete_from_page_cache manual in Linux: $ man 9 delete_from_page_cache

NAME

delete_from_page_cache - delete page from page cache

SYNOPSIS

void delete_from_page_cache(struct page * page);

ARGUMENTS

page

: the page which the kernel is trying to remove from page cache

DESCRIPTION

This must be called only on pages that have been verified to be in the page cache and locked. It will never put the page into the free list, the caller has a reference on the page.