Linux Kernel Documentation / filesystems / buffer.rst

Documentation / filesystems / buffer.rst

Based on kernel version 7.2. Page generated on 2026-08-20 08:41 EST.

Buffer Heads
============

Linux uses buffer heads to maintain state about individual filesystem blocks.
Buffer heads are deprecated and new filesystems should use iomap instead.

Functions
---------

.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/buffer_head.h
.. kernel-doc:: fs/buffer.c
   :export:

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