blkdev_get_by_path9
Open a block device by name
Usage
struct block_device * blkdev_get_by_path(const char * path, fmode_t mode, void * holder);
Arguments
path
path to the block device to open
mode
FMODE_* mask
holder
exclusive holder identifier
Overview
Open the blockdevice described by the device file at path. mode and holder are identical to blkdev_get.
On success, the returned block_device has reference count of one.
Context
Might sleep.
Return
Pointer to block_device on success, ERR_PTR(-errno) on failure.
Releases
3 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 2 times.