gfs2_journal_wipe(9)

💖 gfs2_journal_wipe(9) 💖

okay bestie, this is the Kernel API Manual page for gfs2_journal_wipe(9) — the function that makes an inode’s buffers so they aren’t dirty/pinned anymore. lowkey iconic cleanup behavior. 🧹✨

✨ NAME ✨

gfs2_journal_wipe — make inode's buffers so they aren't dirty/pinned anymore. periodt. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void gfs2_journal_wipe (struct gfs2_inode *ip , u64 bstart , u32 blen );

it returns void, so there’s literally no return value to catch. nothing. nada. 🫶

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• ip — the inode who owns the buffers. yes, who — this inode is the main character here 👑
• bstart — the first buffer in the run. where the buffer run starts, iykyk 🦋
• blen — the number of buffers in the run. count ’em 🍓

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

the kernel file to peek at is ./fs/gfs2/meta_io.c, and the related pages are:

• gfs2_getbuf(9)
• gfs2_meta_new(9)
• gfs2_meta_read(9)
• gfs2_meta_wait(9)
• gfs2_ail1_wipe(9)
• gfs2_meta_buffer(9)
• gfs2_meta_ra(9)

and that’s the whole vibe 💖 source path ./fs/gfs2, dated October 2026, and the page itself is gfs2_journal_wipe(9). mwah 💋✨