BLKDEV_ISSUE_ZEROOUT(9)

NAME
blkdev_issue_zeroout - zero-fill a block range

SYNOPSIS

int blkdev_issue_zeroout(struct block_device * bdev, sector_t sector, sector_t nr_sects, gfp_t gfp_mask, bool discard);

ARGUMENTS

bdev
    blockdev to write

sector
    start sector

nr_sects
    number of sectors to write

gfp_mask
    memory allocation flags (for bio_alloc)

discard
    whether to discard the block range

DESCRIPTION

Zero-fill a block range. If the discard flag is set and the block device guarantees that subsequent READ operations to the block range in question will return zeroes, the blocks will be discarded. Should the discard request fail, if the discard flag is not set, or if discard_zeroes_data is not supported, this function will resort to zeroing the blocks manually, thus provisioning (allocating, anchoring) them. If the block device supports WRITE ZEROES or WRITE SAME command(s), blkdev_issue_zeroout will use it to optimize the process of clearing the block range. Otherwise the zeroing will be performed using regular WRITE calls.

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