BLK_START_REQUEST(9)                      Block Devices                      BLK_START_REQUEST(9)



NAME
       blk_start_request - start request processing on the driver

SYNOPSIS
       void blk_start_request(struct request * req);

ARGUMENTS
       req
           request to dequeue

DESCRIPTION
       Dequeue req and start timeout timer on it. This hands off the request to the driver.

       Block internal functions which don't want to start timer should call blk_dequeue_request.

CONTEXT
       queue_lock must be held.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                      BLK_START_REQUEST(9)