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JOURNAL_INIT_DEV(9)					     The Linux Journalling API					       JOURNAL_INIT_DEV(9)

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
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010						       JOURNAL_INIT_DEV(9)