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@@ -587,6 +587,16 @@ Table of Ext4 specific ioctls
bitmaps and inode table, the userspace tool thus
just passes the new number of blocks.
+EXT4_IOC_SWAP_BOOT Swap i_blocks and associated attributes
+ (like i_blocks, i_size, i_flags, ...) from
+ the specified inode with inode
+ EXT4_BOOT_LOADER_INO (#5). This is typically
+ used to store a boot loader in a secure part of
+ the filesystem, where it can't be changed by a
+ normal user by accident.
+ The data blocks of the previous boot loader
+ will be associated with the given inode.
+
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