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From: j.neuschaefer@gmx.net (Jonathan Neuschäfer)
To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org
Subject: trace MKFS
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 19:22:22 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130104182222.GA3019@debian.debian> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CACf4M_kGmtNNvTKs1A9qFbFW0B99090_FjTWWJm--diADnPYFg@mail.gmail.com>

On Fri, Jan 04, 2013 at 08:42:21PM +0530, KASHISH BHATIA wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I want to trace the overall flow of mkfs inside linux kernel. Specifically
> want to know which
> kernel fs data structures are affected when we run "mkfs" ?
> What all "mkfs" command writes on the block device when we run the command?
> Are there any good documents which can explain the same?

To trace the syscalls a program issues, I recommend using strace.

Thanks,
Jonathan Neusch?fer

  parent reply	other threads:[~2013-01-04 18:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-01-04 15:12 trace MKFS KASHISH BHATIA
2013-01-04 15:51 ` Yann Droneaud
2013-01-04 18:22 ` Jonathan Neuschäfer [this message]
2013-01-05  4:02 ` Peter Teoh
2013-01-05 14:17   ` KASHISH BHATIA

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