SYNOPSIS

struct buffer_head * __bread(struct block_device * bdev, sector_t block, unsigned size);

ARGUMENTS

bdev

the block_device to read from

block

number of block

size

size (in bytes) to read

DESCRIPTION

Reads a specified block, and returns buffer head that contains it. The page cache is allocated from movable area so that it can be migrated. It returns NULL if the block was unreadable.

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