linux-ext4 - Re: [QUESTION] jbd2: How identify what kind of metadata is in t

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Message-ID: <20171217234841.6i3bw55obssb6afp@thunk.org>
Date:   Sun, 17 Dec 2017 18:48:41 -0500
From:   Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:     Red Swaqz <redswaqz@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [QUESTION] jbd2: How identify what kind of metadata is in
 t_buffers

On Fri, Dec 08, 2017 at 02:52:35AM +0900, Red Swaqz wrote:
> Is there any way to identify to what kind of metadata a specific
> t_buffer is related?

There is no way to know --- and it might not even be metadata if
data=journal mode in ext4 is enabled.

What are you trying to do?

						- Ted