lsm_fs_ch...cy_delete(3)

💖 lsm_fs_child_dependency_delete — the one where we yeet a filesystem's whole child-dependency situation 💅

okay so bestie, this one lives in the Libstoragemgmt C API Manual (manual name, noted, love that for us) and it's filed under lsm_fs_child_dependency_delete(3). Let's get into it ✨

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int lsm_fs_child_dependency_delete (lsm_connect *conn, lsm_fs *fs,
lsm_string_list *files, char **job, lsm_flag flags);

that's the whole vibe. four args and a flag, no cap 🫶

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• conn — a Valid connection. like, it has to actually be valid, we're not playing games here 💀
• fs — Point of lsm_fs to remove dependencies for. this is the filesystem whose children we're about to un-depend (yes that's a word now).
• files — Pointer of lsm_string_list. Only work on specific files if defined. If NULL, just work on all files in this file system. so: give it a list and it's picky, give it NULL and it does everything ✨
• job — Output pointer of string. If storage system support asynchronous action on this, a job will be created and could be tracked via lsm_job_status_get. NULL if storage system does not support asynchronous action on this. so check it, bestie 👀
• flags — Reserved for future use, must be LSM_CLIENT_FLAG_RSVD. don't get creative with it, it's literally reserved 🙈

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💜 VERSION 💜

1.0 — vintage but iconic, she's been here a minute 🎀

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Deletes child dependencies by duplicating the required storage to remove. that's the whole move. we copy the storage we need, then the dependencies go poof 💅

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⚠️ NOTE ⚠️

This could take a long time to complete based on dependencies. like, go make a snack, hydrate, touch some grass — it'll be here when you get back 😭🍓

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👑 CAPABILITY 👑

these are the capability flags you're looking for, no cap:

• LSM_CAP_FS_CHILD_DEPENDENCY_RM
• LSM_CAP_FS_CHILD_DEPENDENCY_RM_SPECIFIC_FILES

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🌈 RETURN 🌈

Error code as enumerated by lsm_error_number. here's the full menu, don't skip any:

• LSM_ERR_OK — On success. slay, we ate 💅
• LSM_ERR_JOB_STARTED — A job is started. Please check the job output pointer. main character energy, it's doing its own thing now 🔥
• LSM_ERR_NOT_FOUND_FS — When file system not found. it's giving "who? never heard of her" 💀
• LSM_ERR_NO_STATE_CHANGE — When file system has no child dependency. nothing to delete, nothing changed, we simply sat there 🧚

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okay that's the whole page, you're basically a filesystem dependency expert now ⭐

this gorgeous little manual is from the Libstoragemgmt C API Manual, version February 2026 — ty for coming to my ted talk, mwah 💖🎀🦋🌸