create_xattr(9)

okay so bestie, this is create_xattr(9) from the Kernel API Manual — extended attributes are getting made and the vibe is immaculate. 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

create_xattr — create an extended attribute. periodt.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int create_xattr (struct ubifs_info *c , struct inode *host , const
       struct fscrypt_name *nm , const void *value , int size );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• c — UBIFS file-system description object.
• host — host inode.
• nm — extended attribute name.
• value — extended attribute value.
• size — size of extended attribute value.

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so here's the tea: create_xattr() is a helper function that creates an extended attribute with name nm and value value for inode host. iconic behavior, honestly. 💅

The host inode is also updated on flash, because the ctime and extended attribute accounting data changes. yes, on flash — the inode is catching these update hands too. 🫶

This function returns zero in case of success and a negative error code in case of failure. no cap. 😭

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file ./fs/ubifs/xattr.c and change_xattr(9). iykyk 👀

xoxo 💋 this page's source/version is ./fs/ubifs, the date is October 2026, and create_xattr(9) is signing off — bye bestie! 🎀✨