blkdev_issue_write_same(9)

blkdev_issue_write_same9

Queue a write same operation

Usage

int blkdev_issue_write_same(struct block_device * bdev, sector_t sector, sector_t nr_sects, gfp_t gfp_mask, struct page * page);

Arguments

bdev

target blockdev

sector

start sector

nr_sects

number of sectors to write

gfp_mask

memory allocation flags (for bio_alloc)

page

page containing data to write

Overview

Issue a write same request for the sectors in question.

Releases

2 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 8
  2. 9

From linux-manual-4.9 4.9.228-1 in Debian 9 (Stretch). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.