Name

bio_map_kern — map kernel address into bio

Synopsis

struct bio * bio_map_kern (struct request_queue * q,
 void * data,
 unsigned int len,
 gfp_t gfp_mask);
 

Arguments

struct request_queue * q

the struct request_queue for the bio

void * data

pointer to buffer to map

unsigned int len

length in bytes

gfp_t gfp_mask

allocation flags for bio allocation

Description

Map the kernel address into a bio suitable for io to a block device. Returns an error pointer in case of error.