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1\input texinfo    @c -*-texinfo-*-
2@c %**start of header
3@setfilename libext2fs.info
4@settitle The EXT2FS Library (version 1.40.8)
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12* libext2fs: (libext2fs.info).                  The EXT2FS library.
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16
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30@ifinfo
31This file documents the ext2fs library, a library for manipulating the
32ext2 filesystem.
33
34Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Theodore Ts'o
35
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62@title The EXT2FS Library
63@subtitle The EXT2FS Library
64@subtitle Version 1.40.8
65@subtitle March 2008
66
67@author by Theodore Ts'o
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80Copyright @copyright{} 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
812005 Theodore Ts'o
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84
85Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
86this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
87are preserved on all copies.
88
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90manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the entire
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97by the Foundation.
98@end titlepage
99@headings double
100
101@ifinfo
102@node Top, Introduction to the EXT2FS Library, (dir), (dir)
103
104@top The EXT2FS Library
105
106This manual documents the EXT2FS Library, version 1.40.8.
107
108@end ifinfo
109
110@menu
111* Introduction to the EXT2FS Library::
112* EXT2FS Library Functions::
113* Concept Index::
114* Function Index::
115@end menu
116
117@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
118
119@node Introduction to the EXT2FS Library, EXT2FS Library Functions, Top, Top
120@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
121@chapter Introduction to the EXT2FS Library
122
123The EXT2FS library is designed to allow user-level programs to
124manipulate an ext2 filesystem.
125
126@node EXT2FS Library Functions, Concept Index, Introduction to the EXT2FS Library, Top
127@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
128@chapter EXT2FS Library Functions
129
130@menu
131* Filesystem-level functions::
132* Inode Functions::
133* Directory functions::
134* Bitmap Functions::
135* EXT2 data abstractions::
136* Byte-swapping functions::
137* Other functions::
138@end menu
139
140@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
141
142@node Filesystem-level functions, Inode Functions, EXT2FS Library Functions, EXT2FS Library Functions
143@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
144@section Filesystem-level functions
145
146The following functions operate on a filesystem handle.  Most EXT2FS
147Library functions require a filesystem handle as their first argument.
148There are two functions which create a filesystem handle,
149@code{ext2fs_open} and @code{ext2fs_initialize}.
150
151The filesystem can also be closed using @code{ext2fs_close}, and any
152changes to the superblock and group descripts can be written out to disk
153using @code{ext2fs_flush}.
154
155@menu
156* Opening an ext2 filesystem::
157* Closing and flushing out changes::
158* Initializing a filesystem::
159* Filesystem flag functions::
160@end menu
161
162@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
163
164@node Opening an ext2 filesystem, Closing and flushing out changes, Filesystem-level functions, Filesystem-level functions
165@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
166@subsection Opening an ext2 filesystem
167
168Most libext2fs functions take a filesystem handle of type
169@code{ext2_filsys}.  A filesystem handle is created either by opening
170an existing function using @code{ext2fs_open}, or by initializing a new
171filesystem using @code{ext2fs_initialize}.
172
173@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_open (const char *@var{name}, int @var{flags}, int @var{superblock}, int @var{block_size}, io_manager @var{manager}, ext2_filsys *@var{ret_fs})
174
175Opens a filesystem named @var{name}, using the the io_manager
176@var{manager} to define the input/output routines needed to read and
177write the filesystem.  In the case of the @code{unix_io} io_manager,
178@var{name} is interpreted as the Unix filename of the filesystem image.
179This is often a device file, such as @file{/dev/hda1}.
180
181The @var{superblock} parameter specifies the block number of the
182superblock which should be used when opening the filesystem.
183If @var{superblock} is zero, @code{ext2fs_open} will use the primary
184superblock located at offset 1024 bytes from the start of the filesystem
185image.
186
187The @var{block_size} parameter specifies the block size used by the
188filesystem.  Normally this is determined automatically from the
189filesystem uperblock.  If @var{block_size} is non-zero, it must match
190the block size found in the superblock, or the error
191@code{EXT2_ET_UNEXPECTED_BLOCK_SIZE} will be returned.  The
192@var{block_size} parameter is also used to help fund the superblock when
193@var{superblock} is non-zero.
194
195The @var{flags} argument contains a bitmask of flags which control how
196the filesystem open should be handled.
197
198@table @code
199@item EXT2_FLAG_RW
200Open the filesystem for reading and writing.  Without this flag, the
201filesystem is opened for reading only.
202
203@item EXT2_FLAG_FORCE
204Open the filesystem regardless of the feature sets listed in the
205superblock.
206
207@end table
208@end deftypefun
209
210@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
211
212@node Closing and flushing out changes, Initializing a filesystem, Opening an ext2 filesystem, Filesystem-level functions
213@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
214@subsection Closing and flushing out changes
215
216@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_flush (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
217
218Write any changes to the high-level filesystem data structures in the
219@var{fs} filesystem.  The following data structures will be written out:
220
221@itemize @bullet
222@item The filesystem superblock
223@item The filesystem group descriptors
224@item The filesystem bitmaps, if read in via @code{ext2fs_read_bitmaps}.
225@end itemize
226
227@end deftypefun
228
229@deftypefun void ext2fs_free (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
230
231Close the io_manager abstraction for @var{fs} and release all memory
232associated with the filesystem handle.
233@end deftypefun
234
235@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_close (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
236
237Flush out any changes to the high-level filesystem data structures using
238@code{ext2fs_flush} if the filesystem is marked dirty; then close and
239free the filesystem using @code{ext2fs_free}.
240
241@end deftypefun
242
243@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
244
245@node Initializing a filesystem, Filesystem flag functions, Closing and flushing out changes, Filesystem-level functions
246@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
247@subsection Initializing a filesystem
248
249An ext2 filesystem is initializing by the @code{mke2fs} program.  The
250two functions described here, @code{ext2fs_initialize} and
251@code{ext2fs_allocate_tables} do much of the initial work for setting up
252a filesystem.  However, they don't do the whole job.  @code{mke2fs}
253calls @code{ext2fs_initialize} to set up the filesystem superblock, and
254calls @code{ext2fs_allocate_tables} to allocate space for the inode
255table, and the inode and block bitmaps.  In addition, @code{mke2fs} must
256also initialize the inode tables by clearing them with zeros, create the
257root and lost+found directories, and reserve the reserved inodes.
258
259@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_initialize (const char *@var{name}, int @var{flags}, struct ext2_super_block *@var{param}, io_manager @var{manager}, ext2_filsys *@var{ret_fs})
260
261This function is used by the @code{mke2fs} program to initialize a
262filesystem.  The @code{ext2fs_initialize} function creates a filesystem
263handle which is returned in @var{ret_fs} that has been properly setup
264for a filesystem to be located in @var{name}, using the io_manager
265@var{manager}.  The prototype superblock in @var{param} is used to
266supply parameters such as the number of blocks in the filesystem, the
267block size, etc.
268
269The @code{ext2fs_initialize} function does not actually do any I/O; that
270will be done when the application program calls @code{ext2fs_close} or
271@code{ext2fs_flush}.  Also, this function only initializes the
272superblock and group descriptor structures.  It does not create the
273inode table or the root directory.  This must be done by the calling
274application, such as @code{mke2fs}.
275
276The following values may be set in the @var{param} prototype superblock;
277if a value of 0 is found in a field, @code{ext2fs_initialize} will use a
278default value.  The calling application should zero out the prototype
279entire superblock, and then fill in any appropriate values.
280
281@table @code
282
283@item s_blocks_count
284The number of blocks in the filesystem.  This parameter is mandatory and
285must be set by the calling application.
286
287@item s_inodes_count
288The number of inodes in the filesystem.  The
289default value is determined by calculating the size of the filesystem,
290and creating one inode for every 4096 bytes.
291
292@item s_r_blocks_count
293The number of blocks which should be reserved for the superuser.  The
294default value is zero blocks.
295
296@item s_log_block_size
297The blocksize of the filesystem.  Valid values are 0 (1024 bytes), 1
298(2048 bytes), or 2 (4096 bytes).  The default blocksize is 1024 bytes.
299
300@item s_log_frag_size
301The size of fragments.  The ext2 filesystem does not support fragments
302(and may never support fragments).  Currently this field must be the
303same as @code{s_log_block_size}.
304
305@item s_first_data_block
306The first data block for the filesystem.  For filesystem with a
307blocksize of 1024 bytes, this value must be at least 1, since the
308superblock is located in block number 1.  For filesystems with larger
309blocksizes, the superblock is still located at an offset of 1024 bytes,
310so the superblock is located in block number 0.  By default, this value
311is set to 1 for filesystems with a block size of 1024 bytes, or 0 for
312filesystems with larger blocksizes.
313
314@item s_max_mnt_count
315This field defines the number of times that the filesystem can be
316mounted before it should be checked using @code{e2fsck}.  When
317@code{e2fsck} is run without the @samp{-f} option, @code{e2fsck} will
318skip the filesystem check if the number of times that the filesystem has
319been mounted is less than @code{s_max_mnt_count} and if the interval
320between the last time a filesystem check was performed and the current
321time is less than @code{s_checkinterval} (see below).  The default value
322of @code{s_max_mnt_count} is 20.
323
324@item s_checkinterval
325This field defines the minimal interval between filesystem checks.  See
326the previous entry for a discussion of how this field is used by
327@code{e2fsck}.  The default value of this field is 180 days (six
328months).
329
330@item s_errors
331This field defines the behavior which should be used by the kernel of
332errors are detected in the filesystem.  Possible values include:
333
334@table @samp
335@item EXT2_ERRORS_CONTINUE
336Continue execution when errors are detected.
337
338@item EXT2_ERRORS_RO
339Remount the filesystem read-only.
340
341@item EXT2_ERRORS_PANIC
342Panic.
343
344@end table
345
346The default behavior is @samp{EXT2_ERRORS_CONTINUE}.
347
348@end table
349
350@end deftypefun
351
352@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_allocate_tables (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
353Allocate space for the inode table and the block and inode bitmaps.  The
354inode tables and block and inode bitmaps aren't actually initialized;
355this function just allocates the space for them.
356@end deftypefun
357
358@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
359
360@node Filesystem flag functions,  , Initializing a filesystem, Filesystem-level functions
361@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
362@subsection Filesystem flag functions
363
364The filesystem handle has a number of flags which can be manipulated
365using the following function.  Some of these flags affect how the
366libext2fs filesystem behaves; others are provided solely for the
367application's convenience.
368
369@deftypefun void ext2fs_mark_changed (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
370@deftypefunx int ext2fs_test_changed (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
371This flag indicates whether or not the filesystem has been changed.
372It is not used by the ext2fs library.
373@end deftypefun
374
375@deftypefun void ext2fs_mark_super_dirty (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
376Mark the filesystem @var{fs} as being dirty; this will cause
377the superblock information to be flushed out when @code{ext2fs_close} is
378called.  @code{ext2fs_mark_super_dirty} will also set the filesystem
379changed flag.  The dirty flag is automatically cleared by
380@code{ext2fs_flush} when the superblock is written to disk.
381@end deftypefun
382
383@deftypefun void ext2fs_mark_valid (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
384@deftypefunx void ext2fs_unmark_valid (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
385@deftypefunx int ext2fs_test_valid (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
386This flag indicates whether or not the filesystem is free of errors.
387It is not used by libext2fs, and is solely for the application's
388convenience.
389@end deftypefun
390
391@deftypefun void ext2fs_mark_ib_dirty (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
392@deftypefunx void ext2fs_mark_bb_dirty (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
393@deftypefunx int ext2fs_test_ib_dirty (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
394@deftypefunx int ext2fs_test_bb_dirty (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
395These flags indicate whether or not the inode or block bitmaps have been
396modified.   If the flag is set, it will cause the appropriate bitmap
397to be written when the filesystem is closed or flushed.
398@end deftypefun
399
400
401
402@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
403
404@node Inode Functions, Directory functions, Filesystem-level functions, EXT2FS Library Functions
405@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
406@section Inode Functions
407
408@menu
409* Reading and writing inodes::
410* Iterating over inodes in a filesystem::
411* Iterating over blocks in an inode::
412* Inode Convenience Functions::
413@end menu
414
415@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
416
417@node Reading and writing inodes, Iterating over inodes in a filesystem, Inode Functions, Inode Functions
418@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
419@subsection Reading and writing inodes
420
421@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_read_inode (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_ino_t @var{ino}, struct ext2_inode *@var{inode})
422Read the inode number @var{ino} into @var{inode}.
423@end deftypefun
424
425@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_write_inode (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_ino_t @var{ino}, struct ext2_inode *@var{inode})
426Write @var{inode} to inode @var{ino}.
427@end deftypefun
428
429
430@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
431
432@node Iterating over inodes in a filesystem, Iterating over blocks in an inode, Reading and writing inodes, Inode Functions
433@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
434@subsection Iterating over inodes in a filesystem
435
436The inode_scan abstraction is useful for iterating over all the inodes
437in a filesystem.
438
439@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_open_inode_scan (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, int @var{buffer_blocks}, ext2_inode_scan *@var{scan})
440Initialize the iteration variable @var{scan}.  This variable is used by
441@code{ext2fs_get_next_inode}.  The @var{buffer_blocks} parameter
442controls how many blocks of the inode table are read in at a time.  A
443large number of blocks requires more memory, but reduces the overhead in
444seeking and reading from the disk.  If @var{buffer_blocks} is zero, a
445suitable default value will be used.
446@end deftypefun
447
448@deftypefun void ext2fs_close_inode_scan (ext2_inode_scan @var{scan})
449Release the memory associated with @var{scan} and invalidate it.
450@end deftypefun
451
452@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_get_next_inode (ext2_inode_scan @var{scan}, ext2_ino_t *@var{ino}, struct ext2_inode *@var{inode})
453
454This function returns the next inode from the filesystem; the inode
455number of the inode is stored in @var{ino}, and the inode is stored in
456@var{inode}.
457
458If the inode is located in a block that has been marked as bad,
459@code{ext2fs_get_next_inode} will return the error
460@code{EXT2_ET_BAD_BLOCK_IN_INODE_TABLE}.
461@end deftypefun
462
463@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_inode_scan_goto_blockgroup (ext2_inode_scan @var{scan}, int @var{group})
464Start the inode scan at a particular ext2 blockgroup, @var{group}.
465This function may be safely called at any time while @var{scan} is valid.
466@end deftypefun
467
468@deftypefun void ext2fs_set_inode_callback (ext2_inode_scan @var{scan}, errcode_t (*done_group)(ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_inode_scan @var{scan}, dgrp_t @var{group}, void * @var{private}), void *@var{done_group_data})
469Register a callback function which will be called by
470@code{ext2_get_next_inode} when all of the inodes in a block group have
471been processed.
472@end deftypefun
473
474@deftypefun int ext2fs_inode_scan_flags (ext2_inode_scan @var{scan}, int @var{set_flags}, int @var{clear_flags})
475
476Set the scan_flags @var{set_flags} and clear the scan_flags @var{clear_flags}.
477The following flags can be set using this interface:
478
479@table @samp
480
481@item EXT2_SF_SKIP_MISSING_ITABLE
482When a block group is missing an inode table, skip it.  If this flag is
483not set @code{ext2fs_get_next_inode} will return the error
484EXT2_ET_MISSING_INODE_TABLE.
485
486@end table
487
488@end deftypefun
489
490@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
491
492@node Iterating over blocks in an inode, Inode Convenience Functions, Iterating over inodes in a filesystem, Inode Functions
493@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
494@subsection Iterating over blocks in an inode
495
496@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_block_iterate (ext2_filsys @var{fs},
497ext2_ino_t @var{ino}, int @var{flags}, char *block_buf, int
498(*func)(ext2_filsys @var{fs}, blk_t *@var{blocknr}, int @var{blockcnt},
499void *@var{private}), void *@var{private})
500
501Iterate over all of the blocks in inode number @var{ino} in filesystem
502@var{fs}, by calling the function @var{func} for each block in the
503inode.  The @var{block_buf} parameter should either be NULL, or if the
504@code{ext2fs_block_iterate} function is called repeatedly, the overhead
505of allocating and freeing scratch memory can be avoided by passing a
506pointer to a scratch buffer which must be at least as big as three times the
507filesystem's blocksize.
508
509The @var{flags} parameter controls how the iterator will function:
510
511@table @samp
512
513@item BLOCK_FLAG_HOLE
514This flag indiciates that the interator function should be called on
515blocks where the block number is zero (also known as ``holes''.)  It is
516also known as BLOCK_FLAG_APPEND, since it is also used by functions
517such as ext2fs_expand_dir() to add a new block to an inode.
518
519@item BLOCK_FLAG_DEPTH_TRAVERSE
520This flag indicates that the iterator function for the
521indirect, doubly indirect, etc. blocks should be called after all
522of the blocks containined in the indirect blocks are processed.
523This is useful if you are going to be deallocating blocks from an
524inode.
525
526@item BLOCK_FLAG_DATA_ONLY
527This flag indicates that the iterator function should be
528called for data blocks only.
529
530@end table
531
532The callback function @var{func} is called with a number of parameters;
533the @var{fs} and @var{private} parameters are self-explanatory, and
534their values are taken from the parameters to
535@code{ext2fs_block_iterate}.  (The @var{private} data structure is
536generally used by callers to @code{ext2fs_block_iterate} so that some
537private data structure can be passed to the callback function.  The
538@var{blockcnt} parameter, if non-negative, indicates the logical block
539number of a data block in the inode.  If @var{blockcnt} is less than
540zero, then @var{func} was called on a metadata block, and @var{blockcnt}
541will be one of the following values:  BLOCK_COUNT_IND, BLOCK_COUNT_DIND,
542BLOCK_COUNT_TIND, or BLOCK_COUNT_TRANSLATOR.  The @var{blocknr} is a
543pointer to the inode or indirect block entry listing physical block
544number.  The callback function may modify the physical block number, if
545it returns the @var{BLOCK_CHANGED} flag.
546
547
548The callback function @var{func} returns a result code which is composed of
549the logical OR of the following flags:
550
551@table @samp
552
553@item BLOCK_CHANGED
554
555This flag indicates that callback function has modified the physical
556block number pointed to by @var{blocknr}.
557
558@item BLOCK_ABORT
559
560This flag requests that @code{ext2fs_block_iterate} to stop immediately
561and return to the caller.
562
563@end table
564
565@end deftypefun
566
567@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_block_iterate2 (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_ino_t @var{ino}, int @var{flags}, char *@var{block}_buf, int (*func)(ext2_filsys @var{fs}, blk_t *@var{blocknr}, e2_blkcnt_t @var{blockcnt}, blk_t @var{ref_blk}, int  @var{ref_offset}, void *@var{private}), void *@var{private})
568
569This function is much like @code{ext2fs_block_iterate2}, except that the
570@var{blockcnt} type is a 64-bit signed quantity, to support larger
571files, and the addition of the @var{ref_blk} and @var{ref_offset}
572arguments passed to the callback function, which identify the location
573of the physical block pointed to by pointer @var{blocknr}.  If
574@var{ref_blk} is zero, then @var{ref_offset} contains the offset into
575the @code{i_blocks} array.  If @var{ref_blk} is non-zero, then the physical
576block location is contained inside an indirect block group, and
577@var{ref_offset} contains the offset into the indirect block.
578
579@end deftypefun
580
581@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
582
583@node Inode Convenience Functions,  , Iterating over blocks in an inode, Inode Functions
584@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
585@subsection Convenience functions for Inodes
586
587@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_get_blocks (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_ino_t @var{ino}, blk_t *@var{blocks})
588
589Returns an array of blocks corresponding to the direct,
590indirect, doubly indirect, and triply indirect blocks as stored in the
591inode structure.
592@end deftypefun
593
594@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_check_directory (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_ino_t @var{ino})
595Returns 0 if @var{ino} is a directory, and @code{ENOTDIR} if it is not.
596@end deftypefun
597
598@deftypefun int ext2_inode_has_valid_blocks (struct ext2_inode *@var{inode})
599
600Returns 1 if the inode's block entries actually valid block entries, and
6010 if not.  Inodes which represent devices and fast symbolic links do not
602contain valid block entries.
603@end deftypefun
604
605@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
606
607@node Directory functions, Bitmap Functions, Inode Functions, EXT2FS Library Functions
608@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
609@section Directory functions
610
611@menu
612* Directory block functions::
613* Iterating over a directory::
614* Creating and expanding directories::
615* Creating and removing directory entries::
616* Looking up filenames::
617* Translating inode numbers to filenames::
618@end menu
619
620@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
621
622@node Directory block functions, Iterating over a directory, Directory functions, Directory functions
623@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
624@subsection Directory block functions
625
626@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_read_dir_block (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, blk_t @var{block}, void *@var{buf})
627
628This function reads a directory block, performing any necessary
629byte swapping if necessary.
630@end deftypefun
631
632@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_write_dir_block (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, blk_t @var{block}, void *@var{buf})
633
634This function writes a directory block, performing any necessary
635byte swapping if necessary.
636@end deftypefun
637
638@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_new_dir_block (ext2_filsys @var{fs},
639ext2_ino_t @var{dir_ino}, ext2_ino_t @var{parent_ino}, char
640**@var{block})
641
642This function creates a new directory block in @var{block}.  If
643@var{dir_ino} is non-zero, then @var{dir_info} and @var{parent_ino} is used
644to initialize directory entries for @file{.} and @file{..}, respectively.
645@end deftypefun
646
647@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
648
649@node Iterating over a directory, Creating and expanding directories, Directory block functions, Directory functions
650@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
651@subsection Iterating over a directory
652
653@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_dir_iterate (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_ino_t @var{dir}, int @var{flags}, char *@var{block_buf}, int (*@var{func})(struct ext2_dir_entry *@var{dirent}, int @var{offset}, int @var{blocksize}, char *@var{buf}, void *@var{private}), void *@var{private})
654
655This function interates over all of the directory entries in the
656directory @var{dir}, calling the callback function @var{func} for each
657directory entry in the directory.  The @var{block_buf} parameter should
658either be NULL, or if the @code{ext2fs_dir_iterate} function is
659called repeatedly, the overhead of allocating and freeing
660scratch memory can be avoided by passing a pointer to a scratch buffer
661which must be at least as big as the filesystem's blocksize.
662
663The @var{flags} parameter controls how the iterator will function:
664
665@table @samp
666
667@item DIRENT_FLAG_INCLUDE_EMPTY
668
669This flag indicates that the callback function should be called even
670for deleted or empty directory entries.
671
672@end table
673
674@end deftypefun
675
676@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
677
678@node Creating and expanding directories, Creating and removing directory entries, Iterating over a directory, Directory functions
679@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
680@subsection Creating and expanding directories
681
682@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_mkdir (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_ino_t @var{parent}, ext2_ino_t @var{inum}, const char *@var{name})
683
684This function creates a new directory.  If @var{inum} is zero, then a
685new inode will be allocated; otherwise, the directory will be created in
686the inode specified by @var{inum}.  If @var{name} specifies the name of
687the new directory; if it is non-NULL, then the new directory will be
688linked into the parent directory @var{parent}.
689@end deftypefun
690
691@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_expand_dir (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_ino_t @var{dir})
692
693This function adds a new empty directory block and appends it to
694the directory @var{dir}.  This allows functions such as
695@code{ext2fs_link} to add new directory entries to a directory which is full.
696
697@end deftypefun
698
699@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
700
701@node Creating and removing directory entries, Looking up filenames, Creating and expanding directories, Directory functions
702@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
703@subsection Creating and removing directory entries
704
705@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_link (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_ino_t @var{dir}, const char *@var{name}, ext2_ino_t @var{ino}, int flags)
706
707This function adds a new directory entry to the directory @var{dir},
708with @var{name} and @var{ino} specifying the name and inode number in
709the directory entry, respectively.
710
711The low 3 bits of the flags field is used to specify the file type of
712inode:   (No other flags are currently defined.)
713
714@table @samp
715
716@item EXT2_FT_UNKNOWN
717
718The file type is unknown.
719
720@item EXT2_FT_REG_FILE
721
722The file type is a normal file.
723
724@item EXT2_FT_DIR
725
726The file type is a directory.
727
728@item EXT2_FT_CHRDEV
729
730The file type is a character device.
731
732@item EXT2_FT_BLKDEV
733
734The file type is a block device.
735
736@item EXT2_FT_FIFO
737
738The file type is a named pipe.
739
740@item EXT2_FT_SOCK
741
742The file type is a unix domain socket.
743
744@item EXT2_FT_SYMLINK
745
746The file type is a symbolic link.
747@end table
748
749@end deftypefun
750
751@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_unlink (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_ino_t @var{dir}, const char *@var{name}, ext2_ino_t @var{ino}, int @var{flags})
752
753This function removes a directory entry from @var{dir}.
754The directory entry to be removed is the first one which is
755matched by @var{name} and @var{ino}.  If @var{name} is non-NULL,
756the directory entry's name must match @var{name}.  If @var{ino} is
757non-zero, the directory entry's inode number must match @var{ino}.
758No flags are currently defined for @code{ext2fs_unlink}; callers should
759pass in zero to this parameter.
760
761@end deftypefun
762
763@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
764
765@node Looking up filenames, Translating inode numbers to filenames, Creating and removing directory entries, Directory functions
766@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
767@subsection Looking up filenames
768
769@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_lookup (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_ino_t @var{dir}, const char *@var{name}, int @var{namelen}, char *@var{buf}, ext2_ino_t *@var{inode})
770@end deftypefun
771
772@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_namei (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_ino_t @var{root}, ext2_ino_t @var{cwd}, const char *@var{name}, ext2_ino_t *@var{inode})
773@end deftypefun
774
775@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_namei_follow (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_ino_t @var{root}, ext2_ino_t @var{cwd}, const char *@var{name}, ext2_ino_t *@var{inode})
776@end deftypefun
777
778@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_follow_link (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_ino_t @var{root}, ext2_ino_t @var{cwd}, ext2_ino_t @var{inode}, ext2_ino_t *@var{res}_inode)
779@end deftypefun
780
781@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
782
783@node Translating inode numbers to filenames,  , Looking up filenames, Directory functions
784@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
785@subsection Translating inode numbers to filenames
786
787@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_get_pathname (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_ino_t @var{dir}, ext2_ino_t @var{ino}, char **@var{name})
788@end deftypefun
789
790
791@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
792
793@node Bitmap Functions, EXT2 data abstractions, Directory functions, EXT2FS Library Functions
794@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
795@section Bitmap Functions
796
797@menu
798* Reading and Writing Bitmaps::
799* Allocating Bitmaps::
800* Free bitmaps::
801* Bitmap Operations::
802* Comparing bitmaps::
803* Modifying Bitmaps::
804* Resizing Bitmaps::
805* Clearing Bitmaps::
806@end menu
807
808@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
809
810@node Reading and Writing Bitmaps, Allocating Bitmaps, Bitmap Functions, Bitmap Functions
811@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
812@subsection Reading and Writing Bitmaps
813
814@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_write_inode_bitmap (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
815@end deftypefun
816
817@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_write_block_bitmap (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
818@end deftypefun
819
820@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_read_inode_bitmap (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
821@end deftypefun
822
823@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_read_block_bitmap (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
824@end deftypefun
825
826@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_read_bitmaps (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
827@end deftypefun
828
829@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_write_bitmaps (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
830@end deftypefun
831
832@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
833
834@node Allocating Bitmaps, Free bitmaps, Reading and Writing Bitmaps, Bitmap Functions
835@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
836@subsection Allocating Bitmaps
837
838@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_allocate_generic_bitmap (__u32 @var{start}, __u32 @var{end}, _u32 @var{real_end}, const char *@var{descr}, ext2fs_generic_bitmap *@var{ret})
839@end deftypefun
840
841@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_allocate_block_bitmap (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, const char *@var{descr}, ext2fs_block_bitmap *@var{ret})
842@end deftypefun
843
844@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_allocate_inode_bitmap (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, const char *@var{descr}, ext2fs_inode_bitmap *@var{ret})
845@end deftypefun
846
847@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
848
849@node Free bitmaps, Bitmap Operations, Allocating Bitmaps, Bitmap Functions
850@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
851@subsection Freeing bitmaps
852
853
854@deftypefun void ext2fs_free_generic_bitmap (ext2fs_inode_bitmap @var{bitmap})
855@end deftypefun
856
857@deftypefun void ext2fs_free_block_bitmap (ext2fs_block_bitmap @var{bitmap})
858@end deftypefun
859
860@deftypefun void ext2fs_free_inode_bitmap (ext2fs_inode_bitmap @var{bitmap})
861@end deftypefun
862
863
864@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
865
866@node Bitmap Operations, Comparing bitmaps, Free bitmaps, Bitmap Functions
867@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
868@subsection Bitmap Operations
869
870@deftypefun void ext2fs_mark_block_bitmap (ext2fs_block_bitmap @var{bitmap}, blk_t @var{block})
871
872@deftypefunx void ext2fs_unmark_block_bitmap (ext2fs_block_bitmap @var{bitmap}, blk_t @var{block})
873
874@deftypefunx int ext2fs_test_block_bitmap (ext2fs_block_bitmap @var{bitmap}, blk_t @var{block})
875
876These functions set, clear, and test bits in a block bitmap @var{bitmap}.
877@end deftypefun
878
879
880@deftypefun void ext2fs_mark_inode_bitmap (ext2fs_inode_bitmap @var{bitmap}, ext2_ino_t @var{inode})
881
882@deftypefunx void ext2fs_unmark_inode_bitmap (ext2fs_inode_bitmap @var{bitmap}, ext2_ino_t @var{inode})
883
884@deftypefunx int ext2fs_test_inode_bitmap (ext2fs_inode_bitmap @var{bitmap}, ext2_ino_t @var{inode})
885
886These functions set, clear, and test bits in an inode bitmap @var{bitmap}.
887@end deftypefun
888
889@deftypefun void ext2fs_fast_mark_block_bitmap (ext2fs_block_bitmap @var{bitmap}, blk_t @var{block})
890
891@deftypefunx void ext2fs_fast_unmark_block_bitmap (ext2fs_block_bitmap @var{bitmap}, blk_t @var{block})
892
893@deftypefunx int ext2fs_fast_test_block_bitmap (ext2fs_block_bitmap @var{bitmap}, blk_t @var{block})
894
895@deftypefunx void ext2fs_fast_mark_inode_bitmap (ext2fs_inode_bitmap @var{bitmap}, ext2_ino_t @var{inode})
896
897@deftypefunx void ext2fs_fast_unmark_inode_bitmap (ext2fs_inode_bitmap @var{bitmap}, ext2_ino_t @var{inode})
898
899@deftypefunx int ext2fs_fast_test_inode_bitmap (ext2fs_inode_bitmap @var{bitmap}, ext2_ino_t @var{inode})
900
901These ``fast'' functions are like their normal counterparts; however,
902they are implemented as inline functions and do not perform bounds
903checks on the inode number or block number; they are assumed to be
904correct.  They should only be used in speed-critical applications, where
905the inode or block number has already been validated by other means.
906@end deftypefun
907
908@deftypefun blk_t ext2fs_get_block_bitmap_start (ext2fs_block_bitmap @var{bitmap})
909@deftypefunx ext2_ino_t ext2fs_get_inode_bitmap_start (ext2fs_inode_bitmap @var{bitmap})
910Return the first inode or block which is stored in the bitmap.
911@end deftypefun
912
913@deftypefun blk_t ext2fs_get_block_bitmap_end (ext2fs_block_bitmap @var{bitmap})
914@deftypefunx ext2_ino_t ext2fs_get_inode_bitmap_end (ext2fs_inode_bitmap @var{bitmap})
915
916Return the last inode or block which is stored in the bitmap.
917@end deftypefun
918
919
920@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
921
922@node Comparing bitmaps, Modifying Bitmaps, Bitmap Operations, Bitmap Functions
923@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
924@subsection Comparing bitmaps
925
926@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_compare_block_bitmap (ext2fs_block_bitmap @var{bm1}, ext2fs_block_bitmap @var{bm2})
927@end deftypefun
928
929@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_compare_inode_bitmap (ext2fs_inode_bitmap @var{bm1}, ext2fs_inode_bitmap @var{bm2})
930@end deftypefun
931
932
933@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
934
935@node Modifying Bitmaps, Resizing Bitmaps, Comparing bitmaps, Bitmap Functions
936@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
937@subsection Modifying Bitmaps
938
939@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_fudge_inode_bitmap_end (ext2fs_inode_bitmap @var{bitmap}, ext2_ino_t @var{end}, ext2_ino_t *@var{oend})
940@end deftypefun
941
942@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_fudge_block_bitmap_end (ext2fs_block_bitmap @var{bitmap}, blk_t @var{end}, blk_t *@var{oend})
943@end deftypefun
944
945@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
946
947@node Resizing Bitmaps, Clearing Bitmaps, Modifying Bitmaps, Bitmap Functions
948@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
949@subsection Resizing Bitmaps
950
951@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_resize_generic_bitmap (__u32 @var{new_end}, __u32 @var{new_real_end}, ext2fs_generic_bitmap @var{bmap})
952@end deftypefun
953
954@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_resize_inode_bitmap (__u32 @var{new_end}, __u32 @var{new_real_end}, ext2fs_inode_bitmap @var{bmap})
955@end deftypefun
956
957@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_resize_block_bitmap (__u32 @var{new_end}, __u32 @var{new_real_end}, ext2fs_block_bitmap @var{bmap})
958@end deftypefun
959
960
961@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
962
963@node Clearing Bitmaps,  , Resizing Bitmaps, Bitmap Functions
964@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
965@subsection Clearing Bitmaps
966
967@deftypefun void ext2fs_clear_inode_bitmap (ext2fs_inode_bitmap @var{bitmap})
968
969This function sets all of the bits in the inode bitmap @var{bitmap} to
970be zero.
971
972@end deftypefun
973
974@deftypefun void ext2fs_clear_block_bitmap (ext2fs_block_bitmap @var{bitmap})
975
976This function sets all of the bits in the block bitmap @var{bitmap} to
977be zero.
978@end deftypefun
979
980
981@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
982
983@node EXT2 data abstractions, Byte-swapping functions, Bitmap Functions, EXT2FS Library Functions
984@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
985@section EXT2 data abstractions
986
987The ext2 library has a number of abstractions which are useful for ext2
988utility programs.
989
990@menu
991* Badblocks list management::
992* Directory-block list management::
993* Inode count functions::
994@end menu
995
996@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
997
998@node Badblocks list management, Directory-block list management, EXT2 data abstractions, EXT2 data abstractions
999@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
1000@subsection Badblocks list management
1001
1002
1003@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_badblocks_list_create (ext2_badblocks_list *@var{ret}, int @var{size})
1004@end deftypefun
1005
1006@deftypefun void ext2fs_badblocks_list_free (ext2_badblocks_list @var{bb})
1007@end deftypefun
1008
1009@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_badblocks_list_add (ext2_badblocks_list @var{bb}, blk_t @var{blk})
1010@end deftypefun
1011
1012@deftypefun int ext2fs_badblocks_list_test (ext2_badblocks_list @var{bb}, blk_t @var{blk})
1013@end deftypefun
1014
1015@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_badblocks_list_iterate_begin (ext2_badblocks_list @var{bb}, ext2_badblocks_iterate *@var{ret})
1016@end deftypefun
1017
1018@deftypefun int ext2fs_badblocks_list_iterate (ext2_badblocks_iterate iter, blk_t *@var{blk})
1019@end deftypefun
1020
1021@deftypefun void ext2fs_badblocks_list_iterate_end (ext2_badblocks_iterate @var{iter})
1022@end deftypefun
1023
1024@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_update_bb_inode (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_badblocks_list @var{bb_list})
1025@end deftypefun
1026
1027@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_read_bb_inode (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_badblocks_list *@var{bb_list})
1028@end deftypefun
1029
1030@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_read_bb_FILE (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, FILE *f, ext2_badblocks_list *@var{bb_list}, void (*invalid)(ext2_filsys @var{fs}, blk_t @var{blk}))
1031@end deftypefun
1032
1033
1034@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1035
1036@node Directory-block list management, Inode count functions, Badblocks list management, EXT2 data abstractions
1037@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
1038@subsection Directory-block list management
1039
1040The dblist abstraction stores a list of blocks belonging to
1041directories.  This list can be useful when a program needs to interate
1042over all directory entries in a filesystem; @code{e2fsck} does this in
1043pass 2 of its operations, and @code{debugfs} needs to do this when it is
1044trying to turn an inode number into a pathname.
1045
1046@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_init_dblist (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_dblist *@var{ret_dblist})
1047
1048Creates a dblist data structure and return it in @var{ret_dblist}.
1049@end deftypefun
1050
1051@deftypefun void ext2fs_free_dblist (ext2_dblist @var{dblist})
1052
1053Free a dblist data structure.
1054@end deftypefun
1055
1056@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_add_dir_block (ext2_dblist @var{dblist}, ext2_ino_t @var{ino}, blk_t @var{blk}, int @var{blockcnt})
1057
1058Add an entry to the dblist data structure.  This call records the fact
1059that block number @var{blockcnt} of directory inode @var{ino} is stored
1060in block @var{blk}.
1061@end deftypefun
1062
1063@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_set_dir_block (ext2_dblist @var{dblist}, ext2_ino_t @var{ino}, blk_t @var{blk}, int @var{blockcnt})
1064
1065Change an entry in the dblist data structure; this changes the location
1066of block number @var{blockcnt} of directory indoe @var{ino} to be block
1067@var{blk}.
1068@end deftypefun
1069
1070@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_dblist_iterate (ext2_dblist @var{dblist}, int (*func)(ext2_filsys @var{fs}, struct ext2_db_entry *@var{db_info}, void *@var{private}), void *@var{private})
1071
1072This iterator calls @var{func} for every entry in the dblist data structure.
1073@end deftypefun
1074
1075@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_dblist_dir_iterate (ext2_dblist @var{dblist}, int flags, char *@var{block_buf}, int (*func)(ext2_ino_t @var{dir}, int  @var{entry}, struct ext2_dir_entry *@var{dirent}, int @var{offset}, int @var{blocksize}, char *@var{buf}, void *@var{private}), void *@var{private})
1076
1077This iterator takes reads in the directory block indicated in each
1078dblist entry, and calls @var{func} for each directory entry in each
1079directory block.  If @var{dblist} contains all the directory blocks in a
1080filesystem, this function provides a convenient way to iterate over all
1081directory entries for that filesystem.
1082@end deftypefun
1083
1084@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1085
1086@node Inode count functions,  , Directory-block list management, EXT2 data abstractions
1087@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
1088@subsection Inode count functions
1089
1090The icount abstraction is a specialized data type used by @code{e2fsck}
1091to store how many times a particular inode is referenced by the
1092filesystem.  This is used twice; once to store the actual number of times
1093that the inode is reference; and once to store the claimed number of times
1094the inode is referenced according to the inode structure.
1095
1096This abstraction is designed to be extremely efficient for storing this
1097sort of information, by taking advantage of the following properties of
1098inode counts, namely (1) inode counts are very often zero (because
1099the inode is currrently not in use), and (2) many files have a inode
1100count of 1 (because they are a file which has no additional hard links).
1101
1102@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_create_icount2 (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, int @var{flags}, int @var{size}, ext2_icount_t @var{hint}, ext2_icount_t *@var{ret})
1103
1104Creates an icount stucture for a filesystem @var{fs}, with initial space
1105for @var{size} inodes whose count is greater than 1.  The @var{flags}
1106parameter is either 0 or @code{EXT2_ICOUNT_OPT_INCREMENT}, which
1107indicates that icount structure should be able to increment inode counts
1108quickly.  The icount structure is returned in @var{ret}.  The returned
1109icount structure initially has a count of zero for all inodes.
1110
1111The @var{hint} parameter allows the caller to optionally pass in another
1112icount structure which is used to initialize the array of inodes whose
1113count is greater than 1.  It is used purely as a speed optimization so
1114that the icount structure can determine in advance which inodes are
1115likely to contain a count grater than 1.
1116@end deftypefun
1117
1118@deftypefun void ext2fs_free_icount (ext2_icount_t @var{icount})
1119
1120Frees an icount structure.
1121@end deftypefun
1122
1123@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_icount_fetch (ext2_icount_t @var{icount}, ext2_ino_t @var{ino}, __u16 *@var{ret})
1124
1125Returns in @var{ret} fetches the count for a particular inode @var{ino}.
1126@end deftypefun
1127
1128@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_icount_increment (ext2_icount_t @var{icount}, ext2_ino_t @var{ino}, __u16 *@var{ret})
1129
1130Increments the ref count for inode @var{ino}.
1131@end deftypefun
1132
1133@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_icount_decrement (ext2_icount_t @var{icount}, ext2_ino_t @var{ino}, __u16 *@var{ret})
1134
1135Decrements the ref count for inode @var{ino}.
1136@end deftypefun
1137
1138@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_icount_store (ext2_icount_t @var{icount}, ext2_ino_t @var{ino}, __u16 @var{count})
1139
1140Sets the reference count for inode @var{ino} to be @var{count}.
1141@end deftypefun
1142
1143@deftypefun ext2_ino_t ext2fs_get_icount_size (ext2_icount_t @var{icount})
1144
1145Returns the current number of inodes in @var{icount} which has a count
1146greater than 1.
1147@end deftypefun
1148
1149@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_icount_validate (ext2_icount_t @var{icount}, FILE *@var{f})
1150
1151Validates the internal rep invariant of @var{icount}; if there are any
1152problems, print out debugging information to @var{f}.  This function is
1153intended for debugging and testing use only.
1154@end deftypefun
1155
1156
1157@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1158
1159@node Byte-swapping functions, Other functions, EXT2 data abstractions, EXT2FS Library Functions
1160@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
1161@section Byte-swapping functions
1162
1163@deftypefun void ext2fs_swap_super (struct ext2_super_block * @var{super})
1164@end deftypefun
1165
1166@deftypefun void ext2fs_swap_group_desc (struct ext2_group_desc *@var{gdp})
1167@end deftypefun
1168
1169@deftypefun void ext2fs_swap_inode (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, struct ext2_inode *@var{to}, struct ext2_inode *@var{from}, int @var{hostorder})
1170@end deftypefun
1171
1172@deftypefun int ext2fs_native_flag (void)
1173@end deftypefun
1174
1175
1176@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1177
1178@node Other functions,  , Byte-swapping functions, EXT2FS Library Functions
1179@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
1180@section Other functions
1181
1182/* alloc.c */
1183@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_new_inode (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_ino_t @var{dir}, int @var{mode}, ext2fs_inode_bitmap @var{map}, ext2_ino_t *@var{ret})
1184@end deftypefun
1185
1186@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_new_block (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, blk_t @var{goal}, ext2fs_block_bitmap @var{map}, blk_t *@var{ret})
1187@end deftypefun
1188
1189@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_get_free_blocks (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, blk_t @var{start}, blk_t @var{finish}, int @var{num}, ext2fs_block_bitmap @var{map}, blk_t *@var{ret})
1190@end deftypefun
1191
1192/* check_desc.c */
1193@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_check_desc (ext2_filsys @var{fs})
1194@end deftypefun
1195
1196@deftypefun errcode_t ext2_get_num_dirs (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_ino_t *@var{ret_num_dirs})
1197@end deftypefun
1198
1199
1200/* getsize.c */
1201@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_get_device_size (const char *@var{file}, int @var{blocksize}, blk_t *@var{retblocks})
1202@end deftypefun
1203
1204
1205/* ismounted.c */
1206@deftypefun errcode_t ext2fs_check_if_mounted (const char *@var{file}, int *@var{mount_flags})
1207@end deftypefun
1208
1209/* version.c */
1210
1211@deftypefun int ext2fs_get_library_version (const char **@var{ver_string}, const char **@var{date_string})
1212
1213This function returns the current version of the ext2 library.  The
1214return value contains an integer version code, which consists of the
1215major version number of the library multiplied by 100, plus the minor
1216version number of the library.  Hence, if the library version is 1.08,
1217the returned value will be 108.
1218
1219If @var{ver_string} and/or @var{date_string} are non-NULL, they will be
1220set to point at a constant string containing the library version and/or
1221release date, respectively.
1222@end deftypefun
1223
1224@deftypefun int ext2fs_parse_version_string (const char *@var{ver_string})
1225
1226This function takes a version string which may included in an
1227application and returns a version code using the same algorithm used by
1228@code{ext2fs_get_library_version}.  It can be used by programs included
1229in the @code{e2fsprogs} distribution to assure that they are using an
1230up-to-date ext2 shared library.
1231@end deftypefun
1232
1233/* inline functions */
1234@deftypefun int ext2fs_group_of_blk (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, blk_t @var{blk})
1235
1236This function returns the block group which contains the block @var{blk}.
1237
1238@end deftypefun
1239
1240@deftypefun int ext2fs_group_of_ino (ext2_filsys @var{fs}, ext2_ino_t @var{ino})
1241
1242This function returns the block group which contains the inode @var{ino}.
1243@end deftypefun
1244
1245
1246@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1247
1248@node Concept Index, Function Index, EXT2FS Library Functions, Top
1249@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
1250@unnumbered Concept Index
1251@printindex cp
1252
1253@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1254
1255@node Function Index,  , Concept Index, Top
1256@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
1257@unnumbered Function and Type Index
1258@printindex fn
1259
1260
1261@contents
1262@bye
1263