blk_get_backing_dev_info (9) - Linux Manuals

blk_get_backing_dev_info: get the address of a queue's backing_dev_info

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NAME

blk_get_backing_dev_info - get the address of a queue's backing_dev_info

SYNOPSIS

struct backing_dev_info * blk_get_backing_dev_info(struct block_device * bdev);

ARGUMENTS

bdev

: device

DESCRIPTION

Locates the passed device's request queue and returns the address of its backing_dev_info. This function can only be called if bdev is opened and the return value is never NULL.