START_REQUEST

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Updated: 06 October 2005
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NAME

start_request - start of I/O and command issuing for IDE

SYNOPSIS

"SYNOPSIS"

ide_startstop_t start_request (ide_drive_t * drive, struct request * rq);

ARGUMENTS

drive: -- undescribed --
rq: -- undescribed --

DESCRIPTION

start_request 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

FIXME

this function needs a rename

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