sync_mapping_buffers
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## Name

sync_mapping_buffers — write out & wait upon a mapping's “associated” buffers

## Synopsis

`int sync_mapping_buffers (` | struct address_space * mapping`)`;

## Arguments

`mapping`

  the mapping which wants those buffers written

## Description

Starts I/O against the buffers at mapping->private_list, and waits upon that I/O.

Basically, this is a convenience function for `fsync`. `mapping` is a file or directory which needs those buffers to be written for a successful `fsync`.

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