超级块代表了整个文件系统,超级块是文件系统的控制块,有整个文件系统信息,一个文件系统所有的inode都要连接到超级块上,可以说,一个超级块就代表了一个文件系统。
super_block定义在include/linux/fs.h里,我们来看一看这个数据结构的定义
super_block定义在include/linux/fs.h里,我们来看一看这个数据结构的定义
struct super_block {
struct list_head s_list; /* Keep this first */
dev_t s_dev; /* search index; _not_ kdev_t */
unsigned long s_blocksize;
unsigned char s_blocksize_bits;
unsigned char s_dirt;
unsigned long long s_maxbytes; /* Max file size */
struct file_system_type *s_type;
const struct super_operations *s_op;
struct dquot_operations *dq_op;
struct quotactl_ops *s_qcop;
struct export_operations *s_export_op;
unsigned long s_flags;
unsigned long s_magic;
struct dentry *s_root;
struct rw_semaphore s_umount;
struct mutex s_lock;
int s_count;
int s_syncing;
int s_need_sync_fs;
atomic_t s_active;
#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
void *s_security;
#endif
struct xattr_handler **s_xattr;
struct list_head s_inodes; /* all inodes */
struct list_head s_dirty; /* dirty inodes */
struct list_head s_io; /* parked for writeback */
struct hlist_head s_anon; /* anonymous dentries for (nfs) exporting */
struct list_head s_files;
struct block_device *s_bdev;
struct mtd_info *s_mtd;
struct list_head s_instances;
struct quota_info s_dquot; /* Diskquota specific options