ubifs_get_idx_gc_leb(9)

💅 ubifs_get_idx_gc_leb(9) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ — this one's a lil function from the Linux kernel's UBIFS corner of the world, and honestly? it's giving "small but crucial" energy. let's get into it 💖

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🌸 NAME 🌸

ubifs_get_idx_gc_leb — grab a LEB off the GC'd index LEB list, slay 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int ubifs_get_idx_gc_leb (struct ubifs_info *c );

like, that's the whole signature. one arg, one int coming back atcha 🫶

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• c — the UBIFS file-system description object, aka the main character of this whole operation 👑 it's a struct ubifs_info * and it's holding, like, everything about your filesystem. iconic.

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so the tea is: this gets called during start commit, which means the locks are literally not needed here — no lock drama, no waiting around, we're just vibing and pulling a LEB from the GC'd index LEB list 🧚✨

that's it. that's the whole description. short and sweet, no cap 💀

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

if you're obsessed with this one (and why wouldn't you be), go check out the kernel file ./fs/ubifs/gc.c — it's where all these besties live:

• switch_gc_head(9)
• data_nodes_cmp(9)
• sort_nodes(9)
• move_node(9)
• move_nodes(9)
• gc_sync_wbufs(9)
• ubifs_garbage_collect_leb(9)
• ubifs_garbage_collect(9)
• ubifs_gc_start_commit(9)
• ubifs_gc_end_commit(9)
• ubifs_destroy_idx_gc(9)

lowkey a whole friend group fr fr 🫶

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ngl bestie, this page lives in ./fs/ubifs, it's dated October 2026, and it's part of the Kernel API Manual — so go forth and get those LEBs 💖✨🎀 bye diva! 💅