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TRUNCATE_SETSIZE(9) Memory Management in Linux TRUNCATE_SETSIZE(9)

NAME

truncate_setsize - update inode and pagecache for a new file size

SYNOPSIS

void truncate_setsize(struct inode * inode, loff_t newsize);

ARGUMENTS

inode

inode

newsize

new file size

DESCRIPTION

truncate_setsize updastes i_size update and performs pagecache truncation (if necessary) for a file size updates. It will be typically be called from the filesystem´s setattr function when ATTR_SIZE is passed in.

Must be called with inode_mutex held and after all filesystem specific block truncation has been performed.

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April 2023 Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.