.TH "block-device routines" "" "" Overview
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The following routines can be used by device drivers to
access block-special devices:
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.ta 1.5i
.tc . 0.1i
\fBbclaim()\fR	Claim a buffer
\fBbdone()\fR	Block I/O completed
\fBbflush()\fR	Flush buffer cache
\fBbread()\fR	Read into buffer cache
\fBbrelease()\fR	Release a buffer
\fBbsync()\fR	Flush modified buffers
\fBbwrite()\fR	Write buffer to disk
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.SH "See Also"
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device drivers
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