cifs_get_smb_ses(9)

💅 cifs_get_smb_ses(9) 💅

okay so first thing, bestie — this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's all about cifs_get_smb_ses, which lowkey does exactly what it says on the tin: it gets you a session that matches the @ctx data, pulled from @server. iconic behavior honestly 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

cifs_get_smb_ses — get a session matching @ctx data from @server 🌸

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct cifs_ses * cifs_get_smb_ses (struct TCP_Server_Info *server ,
struct smb3_fs_context *ctx );

like, yes, that's the whole signature, no cap 💅

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✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• server — the server you're setting up the session to 🦋
• ctx — the superblock configuration context, aka the vibe settings you use to set up the session ✨

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so here's the tea 🍓 — this function assumes it's being called from cifs_mount, where we already got a server reference (that's server refcount +1, iykyk). if you're confused about refcounts, go read cifs_get_tcon for the full explanation, it's giving tutorial energy 👑

fr fr, the refcount assumption is the whole point — don't come in here cold without that +1 or it's gonna be a bad time 😭

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✨ SEE ALSO ✨

• Kernel file ./fs/smb/client/connect.c
• cifs_setup_ipc(9)
• cifs_get_tcon(9)

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aaaand that's the page!! 🎀 also hi, quick sign-off — this one lives over in ./fs/smb/client, dated October 2026, and it's literally titled cifs_get_smb_ses(9) in case you forgot already 💖 stay hydrated, read your refcounts, slay 💜