dfs_cache_init(9)

okay bestie, welcome to dfs_cache_init(9) from the Kernel API Manual — aka the moment we initialize the DFS referral cache. It’s giving setup era, and honestly? iconic. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

dfs_cache_init — Initialize DFS referral cache. That’s the whole name, no cap. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int dfs_cache_init (void );

Yep, that’s the signature — returns an int, takes void. Clean. 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• void — no arguments. Literally zero. Not a single one. 🙈

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Return zero if initialized successfully, otherwise non-zero. No cap, that’s the whole vibe check: zero means success, non-zero means it did not initialize successfully. Keep an eye on that return value, bestie 👀.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

The kernel file is ./fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c, and here’s the squad you can also check out:

• dfs_cache_canonical_path(9)
• dfs_cache_destroy(9)
• dfs_cache_find(9)
• dfs_cache_noreq_find(9)
• dfs_cache_noreq_update_tgthint(9)
• dfs_cache_get_tgt_referral(9)
• dfs_cache_get_tgt_share(9)
• dfs_cache_remount_fs(9)

okay that’s the page! It’s from ./fs/smb/client, dated October 2026, and it’s all about dfs_cache_init(9) — bye bestie, slay your kernel adventures 💅💖✨