1. NAME▲

submit_bio - submit a bio to the block device layer for I/O

2. SYNOPSIS ▲

void submit_bio(int  rw , struct bio *  bio );

3. ARGUMENTS ▲

rw
    whether to READ or WRITE, or maybe to READA (read ahead)

bio
    The struct bio which describes the I/O

4. DESCRIPTION ▲

submit_bio is very similar in purpose to generic_make_request, and uses that function to do most of the work. Both are fairly rough interfaces; bio must be presetup and ready for I/O.

5. COPYRIGHT ▲