Name
blkdev_get_by_path —
open a block device by name
Synopsis
struct block_device * blkdev_get_by_path ( | const char * path, |
| | fmode_t mode, |
| | void * holder); |
Arguments
path
path to the block device to open
mode
FMODE_* mask
holder
exclusive holder identifier
Description
Open the blockdevice described by the device file at path. mode
and holder are identical to blkdev_get.
On success, the returned block_device has reference count of one.
RETURNS
Pointer to block_device on success, ERR_PTR(-errno) on failure.