Name

submit_bio —

Synopsis

void submit_bio (int  rw,
 struct bio *  bio);

Arguments

rw

whether to READ or WRITE, or maybe to READA (read ahead)

bio

The struct bio which describes the I/O

Description

submit_bio is very similar in purpose to generic_make_request, and uses that function to do most of the work. Both are fairly rough interfaces, bio must be presetup and ready for I/O.