blk_integrity_compare (9) - Linux Manuals

blk_integrity_compare: Compare integrity profile of two disks

Command to display blk_integrity_compare manual in Linux: $ man 9 blk_integrity_compare

NAME

blk_integrity_compare - Compare integrity profile of two disks

SYNOPSIS

int blk_integrity_compare(struct gendisk * gd1, struct gendisk * gd2);

ARGUMENTS

gd1

: Disk to compare

gd2

: Disk to compare

DESCRIPTION

Meta-devices like DM and MD need to verify that all sub-devices use the same integrity format before advertising to upper layers that they can send/receive integrity metadata. This function can be used to check whether two gendisk devices have compatible integrity formats.