Name

open_bdev_excl — open a block device by name and set it up for use

Synopsis

struct block_device * open_bdev_excl (const char *  path,
 int  flags,
 void *  holder);

Arguments

path

special file representing the block device

flags

MS_RDONLY for opening read-only

holder

owner for exclusion

Description

Open the blockdevice described by the special file at path, claim it for the holder.