gfs2_remove_from_ail(9)

💖 gfs2_remove_from_ail(9) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — today's main character is gfs2_remove_from_ail(9), and yes she is iconic. let's get into it.

🌸 NAME 🌸

gfs2_remove_from_ail — Remove an entry from the ail lists, updating counters

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void gfs2_remove_from_ail (struct gfs2_bufdata *bd );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• bd — The gfs2_bufdata to remove

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so real talk: The ail lock _must_ be held when calling this function. periodt. that is the whole vibe check, and it is not optional. 💅

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./fs/gfs2/log.c, plus the whole friend group:

• gfs2_struct2blk(9)
• gfs2_ail1_start_one(9)
• gfs2_ail1_flush(9)
• gfs2_ail1_start(9)
• gfs2_ail1_empty_one(9)
• gfs2_ail1_empty(9)
• gfs2_log_is_empty(9)
• gfs2_log_release_revokes(9)
• gfs2_log_release(9)
• __gfs2_log_try_reserve(9)
• __gfs2_log_reserve(9)
• gfs2_log_try_reserve(9)
• gfs2_log_reserve(9)
• log_distance(9)
• calc_reserved(9)
• gfs2_flush_revokes(9)
• gfs2_write_log_header(9)
• log_write_header(9)
• gfs2_ail_drain(9)
• empty_ail1_list(9)
• gfs2_trans_drain(9)
• __gfs2_log_flush(9)
• gfs2_merge_trans(9)
• gfs2_log_commit(9)
• gfs2_log_shutdown(9)
• gfs2_logd(9)

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