blk_cleanup_queue

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NAME

blk_cleanup_queue - release a &request_queue_t when it is no longer needed

SYNOPSIS

void blk_cleanup_queue (request_queue_t *q);

ARGUMENTS

q: the request queue to be released

DESCRIPTION

blk_cleanup_queue is the pair to blk_init_queue. It should be called when a request queue is being released; typically when a block device is being de-registered. Currently, its primary task it to free all the struct request structures that were allocated to the queue.

CAVEAT

Hopefully the low level driver will have finished any outstanding requests first...

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