gfs2_meta_new(9)

💖 gfs2_meta_new(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — this one's a lil function called gfs2_meta_new, and it's lowkey the "gimme a fresh block" girlie of the GFS2 world. let's get into it ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

gfs2_meta_new — Get a block. that's it, that's the whole vibe. she gets a block. 💅

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

struct buffer_head * gfs2_meta_new (struct gfs2_glock *gl , u64 blkno );

look at her signature, so iconic, so structured. struct buffer_head * coming back at you like a lil gift 🎀

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✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• gl — the glock associated with this block. yeah, that glock, her emotional support lock 🫶
• blkno — the block number. which block? this block. u64 energy fr fr 🔥

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💜 RETURN 💜

The buffer. that's the whole answer, no cap — you get the buffer back 😭💖

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
• gfs2_getbuf(9)
• gfs2_meta_read(9)
• gfs2_meta_wait(9)
• gfs2_ail1_wipe(9)
• gfs2_journal_wipe(9)
• gfs2_meta_buffer(9)
• gfs2_meta_ra(9)

like, go read her friends too, they're all main characters in ./fs/gfs2/meta_io.c ngl 👑

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ok that's the whole page bestie, tiny but mighty. no bugs to warn u about here, just a block and a dream 💫

and finally, the cute lil sign-off: this whole thing lives in ./fs/gfs2, it's dated October 2026, and it's brought to you by gfs2_meta_new(9) — periodt. 🍓🧚‍♀️