ubifs_clear_orphans(9)
β¨ ubifs_clear_orphans(9) β¨
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual π this one's a tiny lil function with main character energy β it's giving "clean slate" and honestly? iconic.
π NAME π
ubifs_clear_orphans β erase all LEBs used for orphans. like, all of them. gone. bye. π«Ά
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
int ubifs_clear_orphans (struct ubifs_info *c );
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
cβ the UBIFS file-system description object. that's your whole vibe right there, the fs info struct, no cap π
π DESCRIPTION π
okay so picture this: recovery is not required. like, we don't need it, we're fine, we're thriving β¨ in that case, the orphans from the previous session? not needed. literally not needed, they're so last season π
so what does this function do? it goes and locates the LEBs that were used to record those orphans, and then it un-maps them. that's it. that's the whole thing. un-mapped, unbothered, moisturized ππ
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
the kernel file ./fs/ubifs/orphan.c is where all the lore lives, and it's also home to the whole orphan squad β go say hi to all of them π:
ubifs_add_orphan(9)ubifs_delete_orphan(9)ubifs_orphan_start_commit(9)avail_orphs(9)tot_avail_orphs(9)do_write_orph_node(9)write_orph_node(9)write_orph_nodes(9)consolidate(9)commit_orphans(9)erase_deleted(9)ubifs_orphan_end_commit(9)do_kill_orphans(9)kill_orphans(9)ubifs_mount_orphans(9)
ngl bestie this page is short but she ate π no bugs noted here, no warnings, just vibes and a bunch of LEBs getting un-mapped. periodt. π
and that's a wrap, babe π§ this lil page lives in ./fs/ubifs, and it's dated October 2026 β so yes, she's from the future, and yes, she's still slaying πβπ
π¦ where this page comes from
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