Name

journal_init_dev — creates and initialises a journal structure

Synopsis

journal_t * journal_init_dev (struct block_device *  bdev,
 struct block_device *  fs_dev,
 int  start,
 int  len,
 int  blocksize);

Arguments

bdev

Block device on which to create the journal

fs_dev

Device which hold journalled filesystem for this journal.

start

Block nr Start of journal.

len

Length of the journal in blocks.

blocksize

blocksize of journalling device

Returns

a newly created journal_t *

journal_init_dev creates a journal which maps a fixed contiguous range of blocks on an arbitrary block device.