gfs2_iter_unstuffed(9)

💅 NAME 💅

okay so this is gfs2_iter_unstuffed from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally the helper that copies the unstuffed xattr data to/from the request buffer.

gfs2_iter_unstuffed - copies the unstuffed xattr data to/from the request buffer

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int gfs2_iter_unstuffed (struct gfs2_inode *ip , struct gfs2_ea_header *ea , const char *din , char *dout );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• ip — The GFS2 inode. iconic little context object, no notes.
• ea — The extended attribute header structure. yes bestie, the xattr header itself.
• din — The data to be copied in. incoming data vibes.
• dout — The data to be copied out. and heads up: one of din,dout will be NULL.

🎀 RETURN 🎀

errno — that's the return value, periodt.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./fs/gfs2/xattr.c plus the whole squad: gfs2_listxattr(9), __gfs2_xattr_get(9), ea_alloc_blk(9), ea_write(9), gfs2_xattr_remove(9), __gfs2_xattr_set(9), gfs2_ea_dealloc(9).

later bestie 💖 this page is signed off from ./fs/gfs2, dated October 2026, and yes it's still the gfs2_iter_unstuffed(9) page 🫶✨