writeback_in_progress(9)

💖 writeback_in_progress 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual, section 9 — this is writeback_in_progress(9), and she is lowkey short and highkey useful. No cap, this page is a little vibe check for writeback status. 🦋

💖 NAME 💖

writeback_in_progress — determine whether there is writeback in progress. periodt. ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool writeback_in_progress (struct bdi_writeback *wb );

It returns a bool, so it's giving yes-or-no main character energy. 💅

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• wb — the bdi_writeback of interest. aka the one you're checking on, bestie. 🫶

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Determine whether there is writeback waiting to be handled against a bdi_writeback. That's the whole assignment — one specific question, no extra side quests. 🌈

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file: ./include/linux/backing-dev.h — go check it out, iykyk. 👑

• inode_cgwb_enabled(9)
• wb_find_current(9)
• wb_get_create_current(9)
• inode_to_wb(9)
• unlocked_inode_to_wb_begin(9)
• unlocked_inode_to_wb_end(9)

xoxo, your kernel bestie 💅 — this has been writeback_in_progress(9), source/version ./include/linux, dated October 2026. slay 🎀✨