ino_key_init(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💫 ino_key_init(9) — a Kernel API Manual moment 💫

okay so bestie, welcome to the ino_key_init(9) page, straight out of the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one is short and sweet and honestly it's giving "small but mighty" energy 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

ino_key_init — initialize inode key.

like, that's literally it. it initializes an inode key. iconic behavior 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void ino_key_init (const struct ubifs_info *c , union ubifs_key *key ,
ino_t inum );

she's a void, she takes three things, she does her job and she does NOT return anything to you, periodt 🫶

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • c — the UBIFS file-system description object. yes bestie, the whole fs description, she needs the context 👑
  • key — the key you want to initialize. this is the main character of the function ngl 🔥
  • inum — the inode number. the number of the inode. no cap 🧚

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

okay this list is LONG, so buckle up bestie 🌈 if you vibe with ino_key_init(9) you're gonna want to meet her whole friend group. Kernel file ./fs/ubifs/key.h:

like, that's a whole squad 😭 go read them all, i'll wait 🍓

ngl there are no options, no exit statuses, no environment variables, no warnings on this one — it's just vibe and parameters. a rare calm moment in kernel land 💀

🎀 sign-off 🎀

this absolute gem lives in ./fs/ubifs and the manual page is dated October 2026 — go off, future bestie ⭐💖 bye! 👋

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