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.TH "GENERIC_MAKE_REQUEST" "9" "07 August 2003" "" ""
.SH NAME
generic_make_request \- 
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
\fB
.sp
void generic_make_request  (struct bio * \fIbio\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIbio\fB\fR
The bio describing the location in memory and on the device.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBgeneric_make_request\fR is used to make I/O requests of block
devices. It is passed a &struct bio, which describes the I/O that needs
to be done.
.PP
\fBgeneric_make_request\fR does not return any status.  The
success/failure status of the request, along with notification of
completion, is delivered asynchronously through the bio->bi_end_io
function described (one day) else where.
.PP
The caller of generic_make_request must make sure that bi_io_vec
are set to describe the memory buffer, and that bi_dev and bi_sector are
set to describe the device address, and the
bi_end_io and optionally bi_private are set to describe how
completion notification should be signaled.
.PP
generic_make_request and the drivers it calls may use bi_next if this
bio happens to be merged with someone else, and may change bi_dev and
bi_sector for remaps as it sees fit.  So the values of these fields
should NOT be depended on after the call to generic_make_request.
.SH "ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT"
.PP
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.PP
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.PP
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.PP
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.PP
If you have comments on the formatting of this manpage, then please contact
Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com).
.PP
This documentation was generated with kernel version 2.6.0.