BLK_START_REQUEST
Section: Block Devices (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME
blk_start_request - start request processing on the driver
SYNOPSIS
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void blk_start_request(struct request * req);
ARGUMENTS
req
-
- request to dequeue
DESCRIPTION
Dequeue
req
and start timeout timer on it. This hands off the request to the driver.
Block internal functions which don't want to start timer should call
blk_dequeue_request.
CONTEXT
queue_lock must be held.
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