bio_map_kern(9)

bio_map_kern9

Map kernel address into bio

Usage

struct bio * bio_map_kern(struct request_queue * q, void * data, unsigned int len, gfp_t gfp_mask);

Arguments

q

the struct request_queue for the bio

data

pointer to buffer to map

len

length in bytes

gfp_mask

allocation flags for bio allocation

Overview

Map the kernel address into a bio suitable for io to a block device. Returns an error pointer in case of error.

Releases

6 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 5 times.

  1. 4.0
  2. 5.0
  3. 6.0
  4. 7
  5. 8
  6. 9

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