move_node(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💫 move_node(9) — the Kernel API Manual glow-up 💫

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and the star of the show is move_node, a little function from the UBIFS world that literally just... moves a node. iconic behavior honestly. let's get into it 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

move_node — move a node. that's it. that's the whole vibe. 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int move_node (struct ubifs_info *c , struct ubifs_scan_leb *sleb ,
struct ubifs_scan_node *snod , struct ubifs_wbuf *wbuf );

like, four arguments, one int coming back at you. she's compact, she's efficient, she's giving main character energy 👑

💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

  • c — the UBIFS file-system description object. yes bestie, the whole filesystem's little biography. 🫶
  • sleb — describes the LEB to move nodes from. that's your starting point, your origin story. ✨
  • snod — the mode to move. (the manual says "mode", we're keeping it exactly as the manual says it, no cap. 🙈)
  • wbuf — write-buffer to move node to. destination era. 🚀

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

okay so here's the tea ☕ — this function moves node snod to wbuf, changes TNC correspondingly, and destroys snod. like, not "gently retires", not "archives" — destroys. gone. 💀

returns zero in case of success and a negative error code in case of failure. so like, 0 = slay, negative = not slay. simple as that fr fr 🌈

bestie please note: snod does NOT survive this function. do not go looking for it afterward. it's giving "she left the group chat." 😭

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Kernel file ./fs/ubifs/gc.c plus this whole squad right here — go read them, they're all linked up iykyk:

🌟 sign-off 🌟

this lil page lives in ./fs/ubifs, dated October 2026, and it's presented to you by the Kernel API Manual. go forth and move those nodes, bestie — responsibly, and remember: 0 on success, negative on failure, and snod does not come back. 💖🧚⭐

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