invalidate_inode_pages2_range (9) - Linux Manuals

invalidate_inode_pages2_range: remove range of pages from an address_space

NAME

invalidate_inode_pages2_range - remove range of pages from an address_space

SYNOPSIS

int invalidate_inode_pages2_range(struct address_space * mapping, pgoff_t start, pgoff_t end);

ARGUMENTS

mapping

the address_space

start

the page offset 'from' which to invalidate

end

the page offset 'to' which to invalidate (inclusive)

DESCRIPTION

Any pages which are found to be mapped into pagetables are unmapped prior to invalidation.

Returns -EBUSY if any pages could not be invalidated.

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