nilfs_segcto...construction(9)

💫 nilfs_segcto...construction(9) 💫

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and the vibe is very nilfs2. this page is literally called nilfs_segcto...construction(9) (yes the name got truncated, she's mysterious like that 🎀) and we're about to learn how to set up a segment buffer to make a brand-new log. slay.

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✨ NAME ✨

nilfs_segctor_begin_construction — setup segment buffer to make a new log 🫶

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int nilfs_segctor_begin_construction (struct nilfs_sc_info *sci , struct
the_nilfs *nilfs );

like, that's the whole signature, no cap. two args, one int coming back. 💅

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• sci — a nilfs_sc_info. that's the segment constructor info bestie, she's the main character here 👑
• nilfs — the nilfs object. literally the nilfs. iconic.

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

0 on success, or a negative error code on failure. so if you get 0 you ate, and if you get negative… well 😭 at least it's informative negative, iykyk.

ngl, always check the return value. she's telling you something.

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file ./fs/nilfs2/segment.c — and omg the friend group is HUGE, gather round:

• nilfs_transaction_begin(9)
• nilfs_transaction_commit(9)
• nilfs_segctor_reset_segment_buffer(9)
• nilfs_segctor_zeropad_segsum(9)
• nilfs_write_root_mdt_inode(9)
• nilfs_free_segments(9)
• nilfs_prepare_write_logs(9)
• nilfs_segctor_start_timer(9)
• nilfs_construct_segment(9)
• nilfs_construct_dsync_segment(9)
• nilfs_segctor_accept(9)
• nilfs_segctor_notify(9)
• nilfs_segctor_construct(9)
• nilfs_log_write_required(9)
• nilfs_segctor_thread(9)
• nilfs_segctor_destroy(9)
• nilfs_attach_log_writer(9)
• nilfs_detach_log_writer(9)

like, eighteen links, she's connected ✨

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and that's the page!! mwah 💋 this lil cutie lives in ./fs/nilfs2 and was last touched October 2026, so jot that down in your notes app bestie 🍓 bye ily 🧚💜