ubi_add_volume(9)

💖 ubi_add_volume(9) — the kernel API manual, bestie edition 💖

okay so you're in the kernel API manual and you found ubi_add_volume(9) and you're like "what does this even do" — don't worry, I got you 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

ubi_add_volume — literally just, add volume. that's the vibe. 💅

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int ubi_add_volume (struct ubi_device *ubi , struct ubi_volume *vol );

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🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• ubi — the UBI device description object, i.e. the whole device bestie 🎀
• vol — the volume description object, the actual volume we're talking about ✨

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👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

so here's the tea ☕ — this function adds an existing volume and initializes all its data structures. like, every single one. it's giving full glam makeover for your volume's internals 💖

returns zero in case of success 🎉 and a negative error code in case of failure 😭 (classic kernel move, no cap).

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

peep the kernel file ./drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c and also go read these, they're all connected, iykyk:

• ubi_create_volume(9)
• ubi_remove_volume(9)
• ubi_resize_volume(9)
• ubi_rename_volumes(9)
• ubi_free_volume(9)
• self_check_volume(9)
• self_check_volumes(9)

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fr fr, if you're messing with volumes you're gonna want the whole friend group here, not just this one 💀

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and that's the page!! source/version: ./drivers/mtd/ubi, dated October 2026 — mwah, slay, periodt 🧚‍♀️⭐💜