requires_repair(9)

okay bestie, this is the Kernel API Manual page for requires_repair(9) — buckle up, it's a short one but the friend group in SEE ALSO is huge 💖✨

💖 NAME 💖

requires_repair — check whether a vdo requires recovery or rebuild. That's the whole quest, no cap 🎀

🫶 SYNOPSIS 🫶

bool requires_repair (const struct vdo *vdo );

💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

• vdo — the vdo you're querying. That's it, that's the argument, main character energy only 🌸

🌟 RETURN 🌟

It returns true if the vdo must be repaired. Like, the function looks at the vdo and tells you if repair is mandatory — that's the vibe check 💅

🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

First up, the kernel file: ./drivers/md/dm-vdo/dm-vdo-target.c. Then the whole iconic friend group:

• free_device_config(9)
• get_version_number(9)
• parse_bool(9)
• parse_memory(9)
• parse_slab_size(9)
• process_one_thread_config_spec(9)
• parse_one_thread_config_spec(9)
• parse_thread_config_string(9)
• process_one_key_value_pair(9)
• parse_one_key_value_pair(9)
• parse_key_value_pairs(9)
• parse_optional_arguments(9)
• handle_parse_error(9)
• parse_device_config(9)
• get_thread_id_for_phase(9)
• advance_phase(9)
• finish_operation_callback(9)
• decode_from_super_block(9)
• decode_vdo(9)
• pre_load_callback(9)
• get_bit_array_size(9)
• grow_bit_array(9)
• allocate_instance(9)
• check_may_grow_physical(9)
• grow_layout(9)
• validate_new_device_config(9)
• write_super_block_for_suspend(9)
• suspend_callback(9)
• was_new(9)
• get_load_type(9)
• load_callback(9)
• handle_load_error(9)
• write_super_block_for_resume(9)
• resume_callback(9)
• grow_logical_callback(9)
• handle_logical_growth_error(9)
• perform_grow_logical(9)
• copy_partition(9)
• grow_physical_callback(9)
• handle_physical_growth_error(9)
• perform_grow_physical(9)
• apply_new_vdo_configuration(9)

This requires_repair(9) page comes from source/version ./drivers/md/dm-vdo, dated October 2026 — bye bestie, go check those vdos 💜🦋