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
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struct block_device * lookup_bdev(const char * pathname);
ARGUMENTS
pathname
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- 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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