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.\"    Manual: The Linux VFS
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "BIO_MAP_KERN" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "The Linux VFS"
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.SH "NAME"
bio_map_kern \- map kernel address into bio
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'struct\ bio\ *\ bio_map_kern('u
.BI "struct bio * bio_map_kern(struct\ request_queue\ *\ " "q" ", void\ *\ " "data" ", unsigned\ int\ " "len" ", gfp_t\ " "gfp_mask" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIq\fR
.RS 4
the struct request_queue for the bio
.RE
.PP
\fIdata\fR
.RS 4
pointer to buffer to map
.RE
.PP
\fIlen\fR
.RS 4
length in bytes
.RE
.PP
\fIgfp_mask\fR
.RS 4
allocation flags for bio allocation
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Map the kernel address into a bio suitable for io to a block device\&. Returns an error pointer in case of error\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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