vdo_release_...ck_reference(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 vdo_release_recovery_journal_block_reference — from the Kernel API Manual, bestie

okay so bestie, welcome to the glow-up of vdo_release_recovery_journal_block_reference(9). yes the title is a mouthful, no we're not shortening it, it's iconic and it ate. this is a kernel API manual page and we are going to get through it together, hand in hand, fr fr 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void vdo_release_recovery_journal_block_reference (struct
recovery_journal *journal , sequence_number_t sequence_number , enum
vdo_zone_type zone_type , zone_count_t zone_id );

like, she takes four arguments and returns void, meaning she gives you nothing back except vibes and consequences. lowkey main character energy 💅

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • journal — the recovery journal itself. the whole little world we're operating in, no cap.
  • sequence_number — the journal sequence number of the referenced block. yes it's a sequence_number_t, she's specific about her types.
  • zone_type — the type of the zone making the adjustment. an enum vdo_zone_type, very "know your zone" of her 🌸
  • zone_id — the ID of the zone making the adjustment. a zone_count_t. everybody say thank you zone_id 🙏

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so here's the tea: if this is the last reference for a given zone type, an attempt will be made to reap the journal.

that's it. that's the whole thing. last reference for that zone type? we try to reap the journal. periodt. 🔥

(note: an attempt. she said what she said. the manpage does not promise success, and neither should you.)

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

buckle up buttercup, this list is long and honestly kind of a flex. everything below is (9) section, and the first thing is not even a function, it's a file:

like?? that's SIXTY-FOUR entries, she's not shy, she's thorough 💀 go read all of them, iykyk.

real talk: nothing here is marked deprecated or dangerous, so no red flags — just a void function, four args, and one very ambitious attempt at reaping. still, treat your refcounts with respect, bestie. 🌈

and that's the whole page!! shipped from ./drivers/md/dm-vdo, dated October 2026, filed under vdo_release_...ck_reference(9) in the Kernel API Manual. stay slay, keep your journal reaped, mwah 😭💜

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