Name
generic_file_aio_write —
write data to a file
Synopsis
ssize_t generic_file_aio_write ( | struct kiocb * iocb, |
| | const struct iovec * iov, |
| | unsigned long nr_segs, |
| | loff_t pos); |
Arguments
iocb
IO state structure
iov
vector with data to write
nr_segs
number of segments in the vector
pos
position in file where to write
Description
This is a wrapper around __generic_file_aio_write to be used by most
filesystems. It takes care of syncing the file in case of O_SYNC file
and acquires i_mutex as needed.