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INVALIDATE_INODE_PAG(9) 				    Memory Management in Linux					   INVALIDATE_INODE_PAG(9)

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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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010						   INVALIDATE_INODE_PAG(9)