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.TH "START_REQUEST" "" "06 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
start_request \- start of I/O and command issuing for IDE
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fB
.sp
ide_startstop_t start_request  (ide_drive_t * \fIdrive\fB, struct request * \fIrq\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIdrive\fB\fR
-- undescribed --
.TP
\fB\fIrq\fB\fR
-- undescribed --
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
.PP
\fBstart_request\fR initiates handling of a new I/O request. It
accepts commands and I/O (read/write) requests. It also does
the final remapping for weird stuff like EZDrive. Once 
device mapper can work sector level the EZDrive stuff can go away
.SH "FIXME"
.PP
this function needs a rename