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BIO_IOV_ITER_GET_PAG(9) | The Linux VFS | BIO_IOV_ITER_GET_PAG(9) |
NAME¶
bio_iov_iter_get_pages - pin user or kernel pages and add them to a bio
SYNOPSIS¶
int bio_iov_iter_get_pages(struct bio * bio, struct iov_iter * iter);
ARGUMENTS¶
bio
bio to add pages to
iter
iov iterator describing the region to be mapped
DESCRIPTION¶
Pins as many pages from *iter and appends them to bio's bvec array. The pages will have to be released using put_page when done.
COPYRIGHT¶
March 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.10 |