submit_bio (9) Linux Manual Page

submit_bio – submit a bio to the block device layer for I/O

Synopsis

blk_qc_t submit_bio(struct bio * bio);

Arguments

bio

The struct bio which describes the I/O

Description

submit_bio is very similar in purpose to generic_make_request, and uses that function to do most of the work. Both are fairly rough interfaces; bio must be presetup and ready for I/O.

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