BLK_RELEASE_QUEUE(9)                      Block Devices                      BLK_RELEASE_QUEUE(9)



NAME
       blk_release_queue - release a struct request_queue when it is no longer needed

SYNOPSIS
       void blk_release_queue(struct kobject * kobj);

ARGUMENTS
       kobj
           the kobj belonging to the request queue to be released

DESCRIPTION
       blk_release_queue is the pair to blk_init_queue or blk_queue_make_request. It should be
       called when a request queue is being released; typically when a block device is being
       de-registered. Currently, its primary task it to free all the struct request structures
       that were allocated to the queue and the queue itself.

NOTE
       The low level driver must have finished any outstanding requests first via
       blk_cleanup_queue.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                      BLK_RELEASE_QUEUE(9)