JOURNAL_INIT_DEV

Section: The Linux Journalling API (9)
Updated: February 2011
Index Return to Main Contents
 

NAME

journal_init_dev - creates and initialises a journal structure  

SYNOPSIS

journal_t * journal_init_dev(struct block_device * bdev, struct block_device * fs_dev, int start, 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
 

RETURNS

a newly created journal_t *

journal_init_dev creates a journal which maps a fixed contiguous range of blocks on an arbitrary block device.  

AUTHORS

Roger Gammans <rgammans@computer-surgery.co.uk>

Author.

Stephen Tweedie <sct@redhat.com>

Author.
 

COPYRIGHT