inode_eq_iversion(9)

💅 inode_eq_iversion(9) — from the Kernel API Manual, bestie

okay so welcome to the group chat, the manual page is literally called inode_eq_iversion(9) and it's about to be your new fave little boolean 💖

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✨ NAME ✨

inode_eq_iversion — check whether the i_version counter has changed 🦋

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bool inode_eq_iversion (const struct inode *inode , u64 old );

like, that's the whole vibe. one call, one answer 👑

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• inode — the inode you're checking, bestie. that's the one. 👀
• old — the old value you're checking against its i_version. your "before" picture fr fr 🍓

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💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

So what it does: it compares an i_version counter with a previous one. Returns true if they're the same, and false if they're different. That's it, that's the whole plot 💀✨

Ngl there's a note: we don't need to set the QUERIED flag in this case, because the value in the inode is not being recorded for later use. no recording, no flag, no stress 🧚

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./include/linux/iversion.h — plus the whole friend group, go say hi to:

• inode_set_iversion_raw(9)
• inode_peek_iversion_raw(9)
• inode_set_max_iversion_raw(9)
• inode_set_iversion(9)
• inode_set_iversion_queried(9)
• inode_inc_iversion(9)
• inode_iversion_need_inc(9)
• inode_inc_iversion_raw(9)
• inode_peek_iversion(9)
• inode_eq_iversion_raw(9)

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and that's the page!! 🌟 it lives in ./include/linux, dated October 2026, and it's part of the Kernel API Manual — so yeah, go be the main character of your own i_version checks 🫶💜