STRUCT UBIFS_UNCLEAN_LEB(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… struct ubifs_unclean_leb(9) β€” a Kernel API Manual moment ✨

okay bestie, sit down, hydrate, and let me tell you about this little struct from the kernel API manual β€” struct ubifs_unclean_leb(9). she's small, she's specific, she's doing her job in ./fs/ubifs, and honestly? iconic. πŸŽ€


🌸 NAME 🌸

struct ubifs_unclean_leb β€” literally just records a LEB that got recovered while everything was in read-only mode. that's it, that's the whole vibe. πŸ’…


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct ubifs_unclean_leb {
    struct list_head list;
    int lnum;
    int endpt;
 };

look at her. three fields. no notes. 🫢


πŸ¦‹ Members πŸ¦‹

  • list β€” the list field, keeping her linked up with the rest of the crew, no cap.
  • lnum β€” the LEB number of the recovered LEB. like the address of the whole situation. πŸ”₯
  • endpt β€” the offset where recovery ended. that's where the story stops. 😭

πŸ’– Description πŸ’–

so basically β€” this structure keeps a receipt 🧾 for a LEB that got spotted during recovery, one that needs cleaning but did not get cleaned because UBIFS was mounted read-only at the time. lowkey tragic, but responsible.

and the info doesn't just sit there looking pretty β€” it's used later to clean that LEB when you remount into read-write mode. the way that she's patient and just waits for her moment? main character energy fr fr. πŸ‘‘


🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

  • Kernel file ./fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
  • struct ubifs_old_idx(9)
  • struct ubifs_scan_node(9)
  • struct ubifs_scan_leb(9)
  • struct ubifs_gced_idx_leb(9)
  • struct ubifs_inode(9)
  • struct ubifs_lprops(9)
  • struct ubifs_lpt_lprops(9)
  • struct ubifs_lp_stats(9)
  • struct ubifs_cnode(9)
  • struct ubifs_pnode(9)
  • struct ubifs_nbranch(9)
  • struct ubifs_nnode(9)
  • struct ubifs_lpt_heap(9)
  • struct ubifs_wbuf(9)
  • struct ubifs_bud(9)
  • struct ubifs_jhead(9)
  • struct ubifs_zbranch(9)
  • struct ubifs_znode(9)
  • struct bu_info(9)
  • struct ubifs_node_range(9)
  • struct ubifs_compressor(9)
  • struct ubifs_budget_req(9)
  • struct ubifs_orphan(9)
  • struct ubifs_mount_opts(9)
  • struct ubifs_budg_info(9)
  • struct ubifs_stats_info(9)
  • struct ubifs_info(9)
  • ubifs_check_hash(9)
  • ubifs_check_hmac(9)
  • ubifs_branch_hash(9)
  • ubifs_copy_hash(9)
  • ubifs_auth_node_sz(9)

that's the whole group chat, all present and accounted for πŸ’€πŸ’œ


ngl the biggest slay here is just remembering that read-only mount = no cleaning, and read-write remount = cleanup time. periodt. πŸ’…

and that's the page, bestie πŸŽ€πŸ¦‹ β€” brought to you straight out of ./fs/ubifs, dated October 2026, filed under struct ubifs_unclean_leb(9). go forth and remount responsibly πŸ’–βœ¨

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