generic_file_read_iter (9) Linux Manual Page
generic_file_read_iter – generic filesystem read routine
Synopsis
- ssize_t generic_file_read_iter(struct kiocb
* iocb, struct iov_iter* iter);
Arguments
iocb
-
- kernel I/O control block
iter
- destination for the data read
Description
This is the “read_iter” routine for all filesystems that can use the page cache directly.