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.TH "JOURNAL_INIT_DEV" "9" "07 August 2003" "" ""

.SH NAME
journal_init_dev \- creates an initialises a journal structure
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
\fB
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journal_t * journal_init_dev  (struct block_device * \fIbdev\fB, struct block_device * \fIfs_dev\fB, int \fIstart\fB, int \fIlen\fB, int \fIblocksize\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIbdev\fB\fR
Block device on which to create the journal
.TP
\fB\fIfs_dev\fB\fR
Device which hold journalled filesystem for this journal.
.TP
\fB\fIstart\fB\fR
Block nr Start of journal.
.TP
\fB\fIlen\fB\fR
Lenght of the journal in blocks.
.TP
\fB\fIblocksize\fB\fR
blocksize of journalling device
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
journal_init_dev creates a journal which maps a fixed contiguous
range of blocks on an arbitrary block device.
.SH "ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT"
.PP
This documentation was generated with kernel version 2.6.0.