It's in units of PAGE_CACHE_SIZE. I've corrected the documentation.
> [snip]
> >+ * During disk I/O, PG_locked is used. This bit is set before I/O
> >+ * and reset when I/O completes. page->wait is a wait queue of all
> >+ * tasks waiting for the I/O on this page to complete.
>
> Is this physical I/O only or does it include a driver
> writing/reading the page?
I'm not sure ... anyone ?
regards,
Rik
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