BLK_LLD_BUSY

Section: Block Devices (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

blk_lld_busy - Check if underlying low-level drivers of a device are busy

SYNOPSIS

int blk_lld_busy(struct request_queue * q);

ARGUMENTS

: the queue of the device being checked

DESCRIPTION

Check if underlying low-level drivers of a device are busy. If the drivers want to export their busy state, they must set own exporting function using blk_queue_lld_busy first.

Basically, this function is used only by request stacking drivers to stop dispatching requests to underlying devices when underlying devices are busy. This behavior helps more I/O merging on the queue of the request stacking driver and prevents I/O throughput regression on burst I/O load.

RETURN