Signed-off-by: Nikolay Borisov <nbori...@suse.com>
---
disk-io.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
diff --git a/disk-io.c b/disk-io.c
index 3d8785d5bb37..40077d4919c6 100644
--- a/disk-io.c
+++ b/disk-io.c
@@ -1419,6 +1419,23 @@ static int check_super(struct btrfs_super_block *sb,
unsigned sbflags)
return -EIO;
}
+/*
+ * btrfs_read_dev_super - read a valid superblock from a block device
+ * @fd: file descrioptor of the device
+ * @sb: buffer where the superblock is going to be read in
+ * @sb_bytenr: offset of the particular superblock copie we want
+ * @sbflags: flags controlling how the superblock is read.
+ *
+ * This function is used by various btrfs comands to obtain a valid superblock.
+ *
+ * It's mode of operation is controlled by the @sb_bytenr and @sbdflags
+ * parameters. If SBREAD_RECOVER flag is set and @sb_bytenr is
+ * BTRFS_SUPER_INFO_OFFSET then the function reads all 3 superblock copies and
+ * returns the newest one. If SBREAD_RECOVER is not set then only a single
+ * copy is read, which one is decided by @sb_bytenr. If @sb_bytenr !=
+ * BTRFS_SUPER_INFO_OFFSET then the sbflags is effectively ignored and only a
+ * single copy is read.
+ */
int btrfs_read_dev_super(int fd, struct btrfs_super_block *sb, u64 sb_bytenr,
unsigned sbflags)
{
--
2.7.4
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