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WAIT_FOR_STABLE_PAGE(9) 				    Memory Management in Linux					   WAIT_FOR_STABLE_PAGE(9)

NAME
       wait_for_stable_page - wait for writeback to finish, if necessary.

SYNOPSIS
       void wait_for_stable_page(struct page * page);

ARGUMENTS
       page
	   The page to wait on.

DESCRIPTION
       This function determines if the given page is related to a backing device that requires page contents to be held stable during writeback.
       If so, then it will wait for any pending writeback to complete.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014						   WAIT_FOR_STABLE_PAGE(9)