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MAKE_BAD_INODE(9)						   The Linux VFS						 MAKE_BAD_INODE(9)

NAME
       make_bad_inode - mark an inode bad due to an I/O error

SYNOPSIS
       void make_bad_inode(struct inode * inode);

ARGUMENTS
       inode
	   Inode to mark bad

DESCRIPTION
       When an inode cannot be read due to a media or remote network failure this function makes the inode "bad" and causes I/O operations on it
       to fail from this point on.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010							 MAKE_BAD_INODE(9)