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| __BREAD(9) | The Linux VFS | __BREAD(9) |
NAME¶
__bread - reads a specified block and returns the bh
SYNOPSIS¶
struct buffer_head * __bread(struct block_device * bdev, sector_t block, unsigned size);
ARGUMENTS¶
bdev
the block_device to read from
block
number of block
size
size (in bytes) to read
DESCRIPTION¶
Reads a specified block, and returns buffer head that contains it. It returns NULL if the block was unreadable.
COPYRIGHT¶
| June 2024 | Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 |