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.TH "SD_OPEN" "" "06 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
sd_open \- open a scsi disk device
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fB
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int sd_open  (struct inode * \fIinode\fB, struct file * \fIfilp\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIinode\fB\fR
only i_rdev member may be used
.TP
\fB\fIfilp\fB\fR
only f_mode and f_flags may be used
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Returns 0 if successful. Returns a negated errno value in case 
of error.
.SH "NOTE"
.PP
This can be called from a user context (e.g. fsck(1) )
or from within the kernel (e.g. as a result of a mount(1) ).
In the latter case \fIinode\fR and \fIfilp\fR carry an abridged amount
of information as noted above.