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JOURNAL_RESTART(9) The Linux Journalling API JOURNAL_RESTART(9)

NAME

journal_restart - restart a handle.

SYNOPSIS

int journal_restart(handle_t * handle, int nblocks);

ARGUMENTS

handle
handle to restart
nblocks
nr credits requested

DESCRIPTION

Restart a handle for a multi-transaction filesystem operation.
If the journal_extend call above fails to grant new buffer credits to a running handle, a call to journal_restart will commit the handle's transaction so far and reattach the handle to a new transaction capabable of guaranteeing the requested number of credits.

AUTHORS

Roger Gammans <rgammans@computer-surgery.co.uk>
Author.
Stephen Tweedie <sct@redhat.com>
Author.

COPYRIGHT

May 2018 Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16