blk_finish_plug(9)

💅 blk_finish_plug(9) 💅

okay so bestie, this is the Kernel API Manual and we’re talking about the closing move for a batch of I/O. no cap, it’s shorter than a group-chat voice note.

🌸 NAME 🌸

blk_finish_plug — mark the end of a batch of submitted I/O

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void blk_finish_plug (struct blk_plug *plug );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• plug — the struct blk_plug passed to blk_start_plug. literally the same plug, bestie 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so this is you saying “batch done!” Indicate that a batch of I/O submissions is complete. This function must be paired with an initial call to blk_start_plug. The intent is to allow the block layer to optimize I/O submission. See the documentation for blk_start_plug for more information.

💡 the one thing to remember: paired with an initial call to blk_start_plug, fr fr.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./block/blk-core.c
• blk_queue_flag_set(9)
• blk_queue_flag_clear(9)
• blk_op_str(9)
• blk_sync_queue(9)
• blk_set_pm_only(9)
• blk_put_queue(9)
• blk_queue_enter(9)
• blk_get_queue(9)
• submit_bio_noacct(9)
• submit_bio(9)
• bio_poll(9)
• bio_start_io_acct(9)
• blk_lld_busy(9)
• blk_start_plug(9)

cute sign-off: source/version ./block, date October 2026, page blk_finish_plug(9) — stay plugged in, bestie 💖✨🎀🦋