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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/buffer_head.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/buffer_head.h | 22 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/buffer_head.h b/include/linux/buffer_head.h index d78454a4dd1f..56a1e9c1e71e 100644 --- a/include/linux/buffer_head.h +++ b/include/linux/buffer_head.h @@ -437,17 +437,21 @@ static inline void bh_readahead_batch(int nr, struct buffer_head *bhs[], } /** - * __bread() - reads a specified block and returns the bh - * @bdev: the block_device to read from - * @block: number of block - * @size: size (in bytes) to read + * __bread() - Read a block. + * @bdev: The block device to read from. + * @block: Block number in units of block size. + * @size: The block size of this device in bytes. * - * Reads a specified block, and returns buffer head that contains it. - * The page cache is allocated from movable area so that it can be migrated. - * It returns NULL if the block was unreadable. + * Read a specified block, and return the buffer head that refers + * to it. The memory is allocated from the movable area so that it can + * be migrated. The returned buffer head has its refcount increased. + * The caller should call brelse() when it has finished with the buffer. + * + * Context: May sleep waiting for I/O. + * Return: NULL if the block was unreadable. */ -static inline struct buffer_head * -__bread(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t block, unsigned size) +static inline struct buffer_head *__bread(struct block_device *bdev, + sector_t block, unsigned size) { return __bread_gfp(bdev, block, size, __GFP_MOVABLE); } |