On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 8:47 PM, kashish bhatia <koolest77@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 7:32 PM, Abhijit Hoskeri <abhijithoskeri@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: >> >> On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 6:52 PM, kashish bhatia <koolest77@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> > Is there any method/command/utility to know what are the block numbers >> > which >> > are allocated to a file in ext2 fs? >> > >> You can use debugfs utility. Otherwise if you want to use the API, you can use FIBMAP. Google for usage of FIBMAP, you will get it for sure ! >> The FIBMAP ioctl gives you the block number give an integer, which is >> the nth block attached to the inode. It includes blocks allocated to >> store indirect blocks too. >> >> -Abhijit > > > What exactly FIBMAP is and how to use it ? > > For instance , if I made my own module and I am using ioctl. Then how should > I use it? > > Is it a function? > > > -- > Regards, > Kashish > > > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies > > -- Regards, Sandeep. “To learn is to change. Education is a process that changes the learner.” _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
