ecryptfs_dir_open(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay bestie, welcome to the ecryptfs_dir_open(9) page from the Kernel API Manual β€” it’s giving tiny-but-iconic πŸ’…

🌸 NAME 🌸

The name line is exactly ecryptfs_dir_open - β€” yes, the description side is literally empty, no cap. πŸŽ€

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

Here’s the signature, character-for-character, bestie:

int ecryptfs_dir_open (struct inode *inode , struct file *file );

πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

Two arguments, and they’re lowkey simple:

  • inode β€” the inode specifying the file to open. 🌸
  • file β€” the structure to return, filled in. 🫢

πŸ’– DESCRIPTION πŸ’–

Okay so what does it do? It opens the file specified by inode. That’s the whole vibe. ✨

And the return sitch: it returns zero on success; non-zero otherwise. Periodt. πŸ’…

πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹

Kernel file ./fs/ecryptfs/file.c β€” plus the related pages ecryptfs_readdir(9) and ecryptfs_open(9). Go off, bestie πŸ‘‘.


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