STRUCT BLK_ZONE_RANGE(9)

Hey bestie! 💖 Welcome to struct blk_zone_range(9) from the Kernel API Manual — this is the struct for the BLKRESETZONE/BLKOPENZONE/BLKCLOSEZONE/BLKFINISHZONE ioctl requests. We're gonna get into every lil detail, no cap. 🦋

🌸 NAME 🌸

struct blk_zone_range — the struct for the BLKRESETZONE/BLKOPENZONE/BLKCLOSEZONE/BLKFINISHZONE ioctl requests. Periodt. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

Okay so here's the exact shape of it, bestie — copy it character for character, no cap: 🎀

struct blk_zone_range {
    __u64 sector;
    __u64 nr_sectors;
};

👑 Members 👑

Two members, and they're both iconic in their own lowkey way: 🌟

• sector — the starting sector of the first zone to operate on. That's the starting point, iykyk. ✨
• nr_sectors — the total number of sectors of all zones to operate on. The whole squad's sector count, fr fr. 🎀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file: ./include/uapi/linux/blkzoned.h 💖

Peep these too, bestie:

• enum blk_zone_type(9)
• enum blk_zone_cond(9)
• enum blk_zone_report_flags(9)
• struct blk_zone(9)
• struct blk_zone_report(9)

Source/version: ./include/uapi/linux 🌸 — date: October 2026, byeee bestie! 💅