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)
