A graphical overview of the format of a general log, showing the format of a
complete block, is shown in Figure 71.
Format of COMPAT41 journal control label header
Each log block starts with a journal control label header. There is one journal
control label header per log block. It is 42 bytes long, and comprises a length field,
label header, and label prefix. The format of the journal control label header is
shown in Figure 72.
The label header part of the journal control label header is 10 bytes long, and its
format is shown in Figure 73on page 647.
Logblock Logblock Logblock
Journal
control
label
header
Journal
record
1
Journal
record
2
Journal
record
nn
Logblock
Figure 71. Format of general log formatted using the COMPAT41option
32
Fixedlength
LabelprefixLabelheader
104
Lengthof block
Notpresented unless the
calleris reading data blocks
ratherthan records
Figure 72. Format of journal control label header
journaling
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