OPEN_BDEV_EXCL

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NAME

open_bdev_excl - open a block device by name and set it up for use  

SYNOPSIS

"SYNOPSIS"

struct block_device * open_bdev_excl (const char * path, int flags, int kind, void * holder);  

ARGUMENTS

path
special file representing the block device
flags
MS_RDONLY for opening read-only
kind
usage (same as the 4th paramter to blkdev_get)
holder
owner for exclusion
 

DESCRIPTION

Open the blockdevice described by the special file at path, claim it for the holder and properly set it up for kind usage.  

DESCRIPTION

Open the blockdevice described by the special file at path, claim it for the holder and properly set it up for kind usage.


 

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