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<h2>memory_object_synchronize</h2>
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<p>
<strong>Server Interface</strong> - Forward a client's request to synchronize data with its image in backing store.
<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3>
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<strong>kern_return_t   memory_object_synchronize</strong>
                <strong>(memory_object_t</strong>                  <var>memory_object</var>,
                 <strong>memory_object_control_t</strong>         <var>memory_control</var>,
                 <strong>vm_offset_t</strong>                             <var>offset</var>,
                 <strong>vm_offset_t</strong>                             <var>length</var>,
                 <strong>memory_object</strong>                       <var>sync_flags</var><strong>);</strong>


<strong>kern_return_t   seqnos_memory_object_synchronize</strong>
                <strong>(memory_object_t</strong>                  <var>memory_object</var>,
                 <strong>mach_port_seqno_t</strong>                        <var>seqno</var>,
                 <strong>memory_object_control_t</strong>         <var>memory_control</var>,
                 <strong>vm_offset_t</strong>                             <var>offset</var>,
                 <strong>vm_offset_t</strong>                             <var>length</var>,
                 <strong>memory_object</strong>                       <var>sync_flags</var><strong>);</strong>
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<h3>PARAMETERS</h3>
<dl>
<p>
<dt> <var>memory_object</var> 
<dd>
[in abstract-memory-object (receive) right]
The abstract memory
object port that represents the memory object data.
<p>
<dt> <var>seqno</var> 
<dd>
[in scalar]
The sequence number of this message relative to the abstract 
memory object port.
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<dt> <var>memory_control</var> 
<dd>
[in memory-cache-control send right]
The memory cache control port 
to be used for a response by the memory manager.  If the memory
object has been supplied to more than one kernel, this parameter
identifies the kernel that is making the call.
<p>
<dt> <var>offset</var> 
<dd>
[in scalar]
The offset within the memory object.
<p>
<dt> <var>length</var> 
<dd>
[in scalar]
The number of bytes cleaned or flushed, starting at <var>offset</var>. 
The number converts to an integral number of virtual pages.
<p>
<dt> <var>sync_flags</var> 
<dd>
[in scalar]
The bit-wise OR of flags affecting the synchronization.
<dl>
<p>
<dt> <strong>VM_SYNC_INVALIDATE</strong>
<dd>
Flushes pages in the range.  Only precious pages are returned 
to the memory manager.
<p>
<dt> <strong>VM_SYNC_SYNCHRONOUS</strong>
<dd>
Writes dirty and precious pages back to the memory manager, 
waits for pages to reach backing storage.
<p>
<dt> <strong>VM_SYNC_ASYNCHRONOUS</strong>
<dd>
Writes dirty and precious pages back to the memory manager, 
returns without waiting for pages to reach backing storage.
</dl>
</dl>
<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3>
<p>
A <strong>memory_object_synchronize</strong> function is called as the
result of a kernel
message indicating that a client wishes to synchronize the contents
of a range of a 
memory object with its backing storage image.  This message would have been 
preceded by <strong>memory_object_data_return</strong> messages cleaning
or flushing the 
specified range.
<p>
Depending on the client's supplied <var>sync_flags</var>, the manager waits 
for the pages 
to reach the desired state and then replies with
<strong>memory_object_synchronize_completed</strong> at which time the
client returns from its <strong>vm_msync</strong> call.  Multiple 
synchronize requests may be outstanding at a time but they will not overlap.
<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3>
<p>
Only generic errors apply.
<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3>
<p>
Functions:
<a href="vm_msync.html"><strong>vm_msync</strong></a>,
<a href="MO_SY_completed.html"><strong>memory_object_synchronize_completed</strong></a>,
<a href="memory_object_data_return.html"><strong>memory_object_data_return</strong></a>,
<a href="memory_object_server.html"><strong>memory_object_server</strong></a>,
<a href="SMO_server.html"><strong>seqnos_memory_object_server</strong></a>.