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.TH "BLK_QUEUE_ORDERED" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
blk_queue_ordered \- does this queue support ordered writes
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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void blk_queue_ordered  (request_queue_t * \fIq\fB, int \fIflag\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIq\fB\fR
the request queue
.TP
\fB\fIflag\fB\fR
see below
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
For journalled file systems, doing ordered writes on a commit
block instead of explicitly doing wait_on_buffer (which is bad
for performance) can be a big win. Block drivers supporting this
feature should call this function and indicate so.