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NAME
       bio_get_nr_vecs - return approx number of vecs

SYNOPSIS
       int bio_get_nr_vecs(struct block_device * bdev);

ARGUMENTS
       bdev
	   I/O target

DESCRIPTION
       Return the approximate number of pages we can send to this target. There's no guarantee that you will be able to fit this number of pages
       into a bio, it does not account for dynamic restrictions that vary on offset.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010							BIO_GET_NR_VECS(9)