run_gc(9)

💖 run_gc(9) — from the Kernel API Manual 💖

🎀 NAME 🎀

run_gc — run garbage collector. 🗑️✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int run_gc (struct ubifs_info *c );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• c — UBIFS file-system description object. 💾

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

Okay so bestie, this function runs the garbage collector to make some more free space. 🧹💖

Return vibe check: it returns zero if a free LEB has been produced, -EAGAIN if commit is required, and a negative error code in case of failure. No cap. 😭👑

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Check out the Kernel file ./fs/ubifs/budget.c and these references:

• shrink_liability(9)
• get_liability(9)
• make_free_space(9)
• ubifs_calc_min_idx_lebs(9)
• ubifs_calc_available(9)
• can_use_rp(9)
• do_budget_space(9)
• calc_idx_growth(9)
• calc_data_growth(9)
• calc_dd_growth(9)
• ubifs_budget_space(9)
• ubifs_release_budget(9)
• ubifs_convert_page_budget(9)
• ubifs_release_dirty_inode_budget(9)
• ubifs_reported_space(9)
• ubifs_get_free_space_nolock(9)
• ubifs_get_free_space(9)

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