drbd_force_state(9)

✨ drbd_force_state ✨

okay so real talk, bestie — this one's from the Kernel API Manual, and it's giving big "i know something you don't" energy 🫶

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💅 NAME

drbd_force_state — Impose a change which happens outside our control on our state

like… literally what it says. something in the world moved and we didn't get a vote, so we're just gonna make it official in our own state. no cap. 💅

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🎀 SYNOPSIS

void drbd_force_state (struct drbd_device *device , union drbd_state mask , union drbd_state val );

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🌸 ARGUMENTS

• device — DRBD device. the whole entire main character here, honestly. it's the device. 👑
• mask — mask of state bits to change. this is the little spotlight saying which bits we're touching, iykyk 🎯
• val — value of new state bits. and these are the actual new values those bits are gonna be living their truth as. periodt. ✨

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🦋 SEE ALSO

fr fr go read the kernel file ./drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c — it's right there, lowkey iconic:

• cl_wide_st_chg(9)
• drbd_req_state(9)
• _drbd_request_state(9)
• is_valid_state(9)
• is_valid_soft_transition(9)
• is_valid_transition(9)
• sanitize_state(9)
• _drbd_set_state(9)
• after_state_ch(9)

ngl it's a whole friend group of functions and they all hang out in that same file. say hi to all of them for me 🧚

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🌈 ok bye bestie!! this page lives in ./drivers/block/drbd and it's stamped October 2026, so like… mark your calendar, mwah 💖🎀🫶