Name
submit_bio —
submit a bio to the block device layer for I/O
Synopsis
void submit_bio (
int rw, struct bio * bio)
;
Arguments
rw
whether to READ
or WRITE
, or maybe to READA
(read ahead)
bio
The struct bio which describes the I/O
Description
submit_bio
is very similar in purpose to generic_make_request
, and
uses that function to do most of the work. Both are fairly rough
interfaces; bio
must be presetup and ready for I/O.