nilfs_mdt_r...m_shadow_map(9)

💅 nilfs_mdt_restore_from_shadow_map(9) — from the Kernel API Manual, bestie

okay so picture this: it's a kernel API manual page, section 9, and it's literally all about one little function that puts your metadata file's vibe back the way it was. this is that page. no cap. 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

nilfs_mdt_restore_from_shadow_map — bestie, it restores dirty pages and bmap state. that's the whole job. it's giving "undo button for your metadata" energy 💖

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void nilfs_mdt_restore_from_shadow_map (struct inode *inode );

that's it. that's the whole call. one argument, no return value, no drama. ✨

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• inode — the inode of the metadata file. yeah. that one. the metadata file's inode. you hand it over and it does its thing 🎀

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

so if you wanna go deeper (and honestly, why wouldn't you, the lore is rich), the source of truth lives in the kernel file ./fs/nilfs2/mdt.c, and these are the sibling functions you should absolutely go say hi to:

• nilfs_mdt_get_block(9)
• nilfs_mdt_find_block(9)
• nilfs_mdt_delete_block(9)
• nilfs_mdt_forget_block(9)
• nilfs_mdt_clear(9)
• nilfs_mdt_destroy(9)
• nilfs_mdt_setup_shadow_map(9)
• nilfs_mdt_save_to_shadow_map(9)
• nilfs_mdt_clear_shadow_map(9)

like, the whole shadow-map friend group 🧚 honestly iconic. iykyk 💜

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🌈 a lil sign-off 🌈

that's the page, bestie! it lives in ./fs/nilfs2, dated October 2026, and it's the nilfs_mdt_r...m_shadow_map(9) page from the Kernel API Manual — go forth and restore those dirty pages responsibly 💅✨🌸