blkdev_issue_flush

Langue: en

Version: October 2010 (fedora - 01/12/10)

Section: 9 (Appels noyau Linux)

NAME

blkdev_issue_flush - queue a flush

SYNOPSIS

int blkdev_issue_flush(struct block_device * bdev, gfp_t gfp_mask, sector_t * error_sector, unsigned long flags);

ARGUMENTS

bdev

blockdev to issue flush for

gfp_mask

memory allocation flags (for bio_alloc)

error_sector

error sector

flags

BLKDEV_IFL_* flags to control behaviour

DESCRIPTION

Issue a flush for the block device in question. Caller can supply room for storing the error offset in case of a flush error, if they wish to. If WAIT flag is not passed then caller may check only what request was pushed in some internal queue for later handling.