1__BREAD(9)                       The Linux VFS                      __BREAD(9)
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NAME

6       __bread - reads a specified block and returns the bh
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SYNOPSIS

9       struct buffer_head * __bread(struct block_device * bdev,
10                                    sector_t block, unsigned size);
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ARGUMENTS

13       bdev
14           the block_device to read from
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17           number of block
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20           size (in bytes) to read
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DESCRIPTION

23       Reads a specified block, and returns buffer head that contains it. It
24       returns NULL if the block was unreadable.
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27Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.       November 2011                      __BREAD(9)
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