NFS_DIRECT_READ

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Updated: 06 October 2005
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NAME

nfs_direct_read - For each iov segment, map the user's buffer

SYNOPSIS

"SYNOPSIS"

int nfs_direct_read (struct inode * inode, struct file * file, const struct iovec * iov, loff_t file_offset, unsigned long nr_segs);

ARGUMENTS

inode: target inode
file: target file (may be NULL)
iov: array of vectors that define I/O buffer
file_offset: -- undescribed --
nr_segs: -- undescribed --

DESCRIPTION

then generate read RPCs.

FILE_OFFSET

offset in file to begin the operation

NR_SEGS

size of iovec array

generic_file_direct_IO has already pushed out any non-direct writes so that this read will see them when we read from the server.

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Time: 05:30:48 GMT, October 06, 2005