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BLK_START_REQUEST(9) Block Devices BLK_START_REQUEST(9)

NAME

blk_start_request - start request processing on the driver

SYNOPSIS

void blk_start_request(struct request * req);

ARGUMENTS

req

request to dequeue

DESCRIPTION

Dequeue req and start timeout timer on it. This hands off the request to the driver.

Block internal functions which don´t want to start timer should call blk_dequeue_request.

CONTEXT

queue_lock must be held.

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