blkdev_issue_flush (9) Linux Manual Page
blkdev_issue_flush – queue a flush
Synopsis
int blkdev_issue_flush(struct block_device *bdev, gfp_t gfp_mask, sector_t *error_sector);Arguments
bdev
-
- blockdev to issue flush for
gfp_mask
- memory allocation flags (for bio_alloc)
error_sector
- error sector
Description
Issue a flush for the block device in question. Caller can supply room for storing the error offset in case of a flush error, if they wish to. If WAIT flag is not passed then caller may check only what request was pushed in some internal queue for later handling.