blk_rq_map_user_iov — map user data to a request, for REQ_BLOCK_PC usage
int blk_rq_map_user_iov
(request_queue_t * q, struct request * rq, struct sg_iovec * iov, int iov_count, unsigned int len);
request queue where request should be inserted
request to map data to
pointer to the iovec
number of elements in the iovec
I/O byte count
Data will be mapped directly for zero copy io, if possible. Otherwise a kernel bounce buffer is used.
A matching blk_rq_unmap_user must be issued at the end of io, while still in process context.
The mapped bio may need to be bounced through blk_queue_bounce before being submitted to the device, as pages mapped may be out of reach. It's the callers responsibility to make sure this happens. The original bio must be passed back in to blk_rq_unmap_user for proper unmapping.