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.