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| VMTRUNCATE(9) | Memory Management in Linux | VMTRUNCATE(9) |
NAME¶
vmtruncate - unmap mappings “freed” by truncate syscall
SYNOPSIS¶
int vmtruncate(struct inode * inode, loff_t newsize);
ARGUMENTS¶
inode
inode of the file used
newsize
file offset to start truncating
DESCRIPTION¶
This function is deprecated and truncate_setsize or truncate_pagecache should be used instead, together with filesystem specific block truncation.
COPYRIGHT¶
| April 2023 | Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. |