LOOKUP_BDEV

Section: The Linux VFS (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

lookup_bdev - lookup a struct block_device by name  

SYNOPSIS

struct block_device * lookup_bdev(const char * pathname);
 

ARGUMENTS

pathname

special file representing the block device
 

DESCRIPTION

Get a reference to the blockdevice at pathname in the current namespace if possible and return it. Return ERR_PTR(error) otherwise.  

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