{
  "slug": "xfs-relogging",
  "term": "XFS relogging",
  "aliases": [
    "XFS re-logging"
  ],
  "definition": "XFS relogging records an object's outstanding metadata changes again in a newer transaction.",
  "note": "Rolling transactions relog held items so they do not obstruct their own log-space progress. [design] Relogging is not home writeback and is not an application durability barrier. [hesela-xfs]",
  "status": "shipping",
  "advantages": [],
  "limitations": [],
  "related": [
    "xfs-delayed-logging",
    "xfs-cil",
    "xfs-ail",
    "log-sequence-number",
    "xfs-rolling-transaction",
    "xfs-intent-log-item"
  ],
  "supersedes": [],
  "supersededBy": [],
  "firstSeen": null,
  "lastSeen": null,
  "citations": [
    {
      "id": "design",
      "title": "Linux v6.16: XFS Logging Design, log space accounting and re-logging",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.16/Documentation/filesystems/xfs/xfs-delayed-logging-design.rst",
      "accessed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "ail-code",
      "title": "Linux v6.16: xfs_trans_ail.c, ordered item movement and log-tail updates",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.16/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c",
      "accessed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "hesela-xfs",
      "title": "Hesela: XFS delayed logging and commit boundaries",
      "url": "https://hesela.com/analyses/xfs-delayed-logging-commit-boundaries/",
      "accessed": "2026-10-16"
    }
  ],
  "updated": "2026-10-16"
}