drbd_start_resync(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so this is the drbd_start_resync(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally about one thing: drbd_start_resync — start the resync process. slay.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void drbd_start_resync (struct drbd_device *device , enum drbd_conns
side );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• device — DRBD device. that's the device bestie, no cap.
• side — Either C_SYNC_SOURCE or C_SYNC_TARGET. pick your side, iykyk.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

heads up, bestie: this function might bring you directly into one of the C_PAUSED_SYNC_* states. that's the whole vibe — it's giving “surprise state transition” energy, so keep that in mind. 💅

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

• Kernel file: ./drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c
• w_e_end_data_req(9)
• w_e_end_rsdata_req(9)
• w_send_dblock(9)
• w_send_read_req(9)
• drbd_pause_after(9)
• drbd_resume_next(9)

💌 cute little sign-off: source/version vibe is ./drivers/block/drbd, date vibe is October 2026, and this page is, of course, drbd_start_resync(9). bye bestie, mwah 🫶✨