1__GET_REQUEST(9)                 Block Devices                __GET_REQUEST(9)
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NAME

6       __get_request - get a free request
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SYNOPSIS

9       struct request * __get_request(struct request_list * rl, int rw_flags,
10                                      struct bio * bio, unsigned int flags);
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ARGUMENTS

13       rl
14           request list to allocate from
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17           RW and SYNC flags
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20           bio to allocate request for (can be NULL)
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22       flags
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DESCRIPTION

26       Get a free request from q. This function may fail under memory pressure
27       or if q is dead.
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29       Must be called with q->queue_lock held and, Returns ERR_PTR on failure,
30       with q->queue_lock held. Returns request pointer on success, with
31       q->queue_lock *not held*.
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34Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10         June 2019                  __GET_REQUEST(9)
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