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.