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| BMAP(9) | The Linux VFS | BMAP(9) |
NAME¶
bmap - find a block number in a file
SYNOPSIS¶
sector_t bmap(struct inode * inode, sector_t block);
ARGUMENTS¶
struct inode * inode
inode of file
sector_t block
block to find
DESCRIPTION¶
Returns the block number on the device holding the inode that is the disk block number for the block of the file requested. That is, asked for block 4 of inode 1 the function will return the disk block relative to the disk start that holds that block of the file.
COPYRIGHT¶
| June 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.11 |