Name
blkdev_issue_discard —
queue a discard
Synopsis
int blkdev_issue_discard ( | struct block_device * bdev, |
| | sector_t sector, |
| | sector_t nr_sects, |
| | gfp_t gfp_mask, |
| | unsigned long flags); |
Arguments
bdev
blockdev to issue discard for
sector
start sector
nr_sects
number of sectors to discard
gfp_mask
memory allocation flags (for bio_alloc)
flags
BLKDEV_IFL_* flags to control behaviour
Description
Issue a discard request for the sectors in question.