STRUCT UBIFS_UNCLEAN_LEB(9)
π struct ubifs_unclean_leb(9) β a Kernel API Manual moment β¨
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. π
πΈ NAME πΈ
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. π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
struct ubifs_unclean_leb {
struct list_head list;
int lnum;
int endpt;
};
look at her. three fields. no notes. π«Ά
π¦ Members π¦
listβ thelistfield, keeping her linked up with the rest of the crew, no cap.lnumβ the LEB number of the recovered LEB. like the address of the whole situation. π₯endptβ the offset where recovery ended. that's where the story stops. π
π Description π
so basically β this structure keeps a receipt π§Ύ 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. π
π SEE ALSO π
- 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 ππ
ngl the biggest slay here is just remembering that read-only mount = no cleaning, and read-write remount = cleanup time. periodt. π
and that's the page, bestie ππ¦ β brought to you straight out of ./fs/ubifs, dated October 2026, filed under struct ubifs_unclean_leb(9). go forth and remount responsibly πβ¨
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms