file read/write within device driver

David Beccue (David@Beccue.com)
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 10:30:14 -0700 (PDT)

What is the preferred mechanism for doing file I/O from within a
module?

A)
bh = bread( dev, disk_offset, 4096 );

or...
B)
new_bh = kmalloc();
new_bh->everything = new_stuff;
make_request( MAJOR(dev), WRITE, new_bh );

or...
C)
something else entirely?

Thanks!

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