+_public_ int sd_journal_open_files(sd_journal **ret, const char **paths, int flags) {
+ sd_journal *j;
+ const char **path;
+ int r;
+
+ assert_return(ret, -EINVAL);
+ assert_return(flags == 0, -EINVAL);
+
+ j = journal_new(flags, NULL);
+ if (!j)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ STRV_FOREACH(path, paths) {
+ r = add_any_file(j, *path);
+ if (r < 0) {
+ log_error("Failed to open %s: %s", *path, strerror(-r));
+ goto fail;
+ }
+ }
+
+ j->no_new_files = true;
+
+ *ret = j;
+ return 0;
+
+fail:
+ sd_journal_close(j);
+
+ return r;
+}
+