ubifs_consolidate_log(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 ubifs_consolidate_log(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for ubifs_consolidate_log — yes that's the whole name, yes it's a mouthful, no we're not shortening it. Let's get into it ✨

✨ NAME ✨

ubifs_consolidate_log — consolidate the log. that's it, that's the vibe. log consolidation, icon behavior 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ubifs_consolidate_log (struct ubifs_info *c );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • c — the UBIFS file-system description object. like, the whole file system's little info bundle, handed over. you know how it is 🫶

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

okay so here's the situation, and it's giving drama 😭 — if commits keep failing over and over, the log could end up completely full. and here's the plot twist: you need at least 1 LEB available for a commit to even happen. at least one!! so a full log is a real problem, no cap.

which is exactly why this function exists. what it does is rewrite the reference nodes in the log, and while it's at it:

  • omits the duplicates (we don't need those, they're cancelled)
  • drops the failed CS nodes (bye, failed ones, not iconic of you)
  • and leaves no gaps behind — clean, tidy, seamless, the way we like it 💖

ngl it's lowkey just a glow-up for your log. slay.

as for what it gives back: this function returns 0 on success, and a negative error code on failure. so if you get a negative back, something went wrong — that's your sign 🙈

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the kernel file ./fs/ubifs/log.c (yes, the source of truth, the main character 👑) plus this whole friend group right here:

and that's the page!! periodt 💜 this one's from ./fs/ubifs, dated October 2026 — so like, mark your calendars bestie, and go consolidate that log. you've got this 🧚✨⭐

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