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.\"    Manual: Message-based devices
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16.56
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.TH "I2O_BLOCK_DEVICE_ALL" "9" "May 2018" "Kernel Hackers Manual 3\&.16\&" "Message-based devices"
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.SH "NAME"
i2o_block_device_alloc \- Allocate memory for a I2O Block device
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'struct\ i2o_block_device\ *\ i2o_block_device_alloc('u
.BI "struct i2o_block_device * i2o_block_device_alloc(" "void" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIvoid\fR
.RS 4
no arguments
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
.PP
Allocate memory for the i2o_block_device struct, gendisk and request queue and initialize them as far as no additional information is needed\&.
.PP
Returns a pointer to the allocated I2O Block device on success or a negative error code on failure\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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