inode_set_iversion_raw(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the inode_set_iversion_raw(9) page from the Kernel API Manual ✨ the whole point is set i_version to the specified raw value — that's the assignment, and it ate 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void inode_set_iversion_raw (struct inode *inode , u64 val );

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• inode — the inode to set 🎀 like, this is the inode whose field is getting the update.
• val — the new i_version value to set ✨ the raw number going in, no cap.

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so this function sets inode's i_version field to val 💖. It's for use by filesystems that self-manage the i_version — those filesystems are doing their own thing with it, periodt.

For example, the NFS client stores its NFSv4 change attribute in this way, and the AFS client stores the data_version from the server here. iconic behavior, honestly 🌈

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file ./include/linux/iversion.h — plus these besties:

• 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)
• inode_eq_iversion(9)

mwah 💖 this cutie is from ./include/linux, October 2026 — slay and goodbye ✨