BDFLUSH(2)                                          Linux Programmer's Manual                                         BDFLUSH(2)



NAME
       bdflush - start, flush, or tune buffer-dirty-flush daemon

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/kdaemon.h>

       int bdflush(int func, long *address);
       int bdflush(int func, long data);

DESCRIPTION
       bdflush() starts, flushes, or tunes the buffer-dirty-flush daemon.  Only a privileged process (one with the CAP_SYS_ADMIN
       capability) may call bdflush().

       If func is negative or 0, and no daemon has been started, then bdflush() enters the daemon code and never returns.

       If func is 1, some dirty buffers are written to disk.

       If func is 2 or more and is even (low bit is 0), then address is the address of a long word,  and  the  tuning  parameter
       numbered (func-2)/2 is returned to the caller in that address.

       If  func  is 3 or more and is odd (low bit is 1), then data is a long word, and the kernel sets tuning parameter numbered
       (func-3)/2 to that value.

       The set of parameters, their values, and their valid ranges are defined in the kernel source file fs/buffer.c.

RETURN VALUE
       If func is negative or 0 and the daemon successfully starts, bdflush() never returns.  Otherwise, the return value  is  0
       on success and -1 on failure, with errno set to indicate the error.

ERRORS
       EBUSY  An attempt was made to enter the daemon code after another process has already entered.

       EFAULT address points outside your accessible address space.

       EINVAL An attempt was made to read or write an invalid parameter number, or to write an invalid value to a parameter.

       EPERM  Caller does not have the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability.

CONFORMING TO
       bdflush() is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs intended to be portable.

SEE ALSO
       fsync(2), sync(2), sync(8), update(8)

COLOPHON
       This  page  is  part of release 3.25 of the Linux man-pages project.  A description of the project, and information about
       reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.



Linux                                                      2004-06-17                                                 BDFLUSH(2)