ubifs_categorize_lprops(9)

okay so bestie, welcome to the ubifs_categorize_lprops(9) page from the Kernel API Manual ✨ it's giving deeply technical but we're gonna make it make sense, i promise 💅

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NAME 💖

ubifs_categorize_lprops — categorize LEB properties, periodt.

okay so literally this function is all about taking your LEB properties and sorting them into categories. that's the whole vibe. no cap. 🦋

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SYNOPSIS ✨

int ubifs_categorize_lprops (const struct ubifs_info *c , const struct
ubifs_lprops *lprops );

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ARGUMENTS 🎀

• c — the UBIFS file-system description object. it's giving main character info, y'know? 🫶
• lprops — the LEB properties you're trying to categorize. that's literally the whole point bestie. 🌸

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DESCRIPTION 💫

so here's the tea: LEB properties get categorized to enable fast find operations. this function returns the LEB category to which the LEB properties belong. iconic behavior honestly. 👑

⚠️ but wait! if the LEB category is stored as a heap and the heap is full, the LEB properties may have their category changed to LPROPS_UNCAT. not me warning you about heap overflow energy. 💀 this is a real caveat, bestie — don't forget it.

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SEE ALSO 🌈

kernel file ./fs/ubifs/lprops.c — go check it out if you're nosy like me. and then these functions, because they're all in the group chat too:

• get_heap_comp_val(9)
• move_up_lpt_heap(9)
• adjust_lpt_heap(9)
• add_to_lpt_heap(9)
• remove_from_lpt_heap(9)
• lpt_heap_replace(9)
• ubifs_add_to_cat(9)
• ubifs_remove_from_cat(9)
• ubifs_replace_cat(9)
• ubifs_ensure_cat(9)
• change_category(9)
• ubifs_calc_dark(9)
• is_lprops_dirty(9)
• ubifs_change_lp(9)
• ubifs_get_lp_stats(9)
• ubifs_change_one_lp(9)
• ubifs_update_one_lp(9)
• ubifs_read_one_lp(9)
• ubifs_fast_find_free(9)
• ubifs_fast_find_empty(9)
• ubifs_fast_find_freeable(9)
• ubifs_fast_find_frdi_idx(9)
• dbg_check_cats(9)
• scan_check_cb(9)
• dbg_check_lprops(9)

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source: ./fs/ubifs, dated October 2026. that's the tea, bestie. 🫶✨ stay slay, stay categorized. 💜