xfs-ail · shipping · also XFS AIL

XFS Active Item List

The XFS Active Item List tracks logged items whose journal records remain needed until later retirement.

An item can be relogged while active; AIL and CIL tracking are separate. [1] Journal persistence and home-location writeback are distinct boundaries. [3]

Relations

related

xfs-cil, xfs-delayed-logging, journal-checkpoint

Citations

1. Linux v6.16: XFS Logging Design, asynchronous transactions, checkpoints and item lifecycle (accessed 2026-10-15)
2. Linux v6.16: xfs_log_cil.c, per-CPU insertion, aggregation and asynchronous flush (accessed 2026-10-15)
3. Hesela: XFS delayed logging and commit boundaries (accessed 2026-10-15)

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