jbd2_journal_init_dev (9) Linux Manual Page
jbd2_journal_init_dev – creates and initialises a journal structure
Synopsis
- journal_t * jbd2_journal_init_dev(struct block_device
* bdev, struct block_device* fs_dev, unsigned long longstart, int len, int blocksize);
Arguments
bdev
-
- Block device on which to create the journal
fs_dev
- Device which hold journalled filesystem for this journal.
start
- Block nr Start of journal.
len
- Length of the journal in blocks.
blocksize
- blocksize of journalling device
Return
a newly created journal_t *
jbd2_journal_init_dev creates a journal which maps a fixed contiguous range of blocks on an arbitrary block device.
Authors
Roger Gammans <rgammans [at] computer-surgery.co.uk>
- Author.
Stephen Tweedie <sct [at] redhat.com>
- Author.