kernfs_get_parent(9)

okay so bestie, welcome to kernfs_get_parent(9) from the Kernel API Manual — yes, we are deep in kernel filesystem territory and it is iconic. This page is short, sweet, and fully about determining the parent node and pinning it. periodt. 💅

💖 NAME 💖

kernfs_get_parent — determine the parent node and pin it. That’s the assignment, bestie: find the parent, hold onto it, slay.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct kernfs_node * kernfs_get_parent (struct kernfs_node *kn );

💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

• kn — the kernfs_node of interest. This is the node you’re checking on, and honestly? Main character energy. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Okay so here’s the tea: this function determines kn’s parent, pins it, and returns it. That’s the whole flow, no cap. It can be called from any context — literally any context, bestie. 🫶

🫶 RETURN 🫶

It returns the parent node of kn. Clean, simple, exactly what it says on the tin. ✨

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file: ./fs/kernfs/dir.c. Here’s the whole SEE ALSO squad — every single one is invited to the group chat, no skips:

• kernfs_path_from_node_locked(9)
• kernfs_name(9)
• kernfs_path_from_node(9)
• pr_cont_kernfs_name(9)
• pr_cont_kernfs_path(9)
• kernfs_name_hash(9)
• kernfs_link_sibling(9)
• kernfs_unlink_sibling(9)
• kernfs_get_active(9)
• kernfs_put_active(9)
• kernfs_drain(9)
• kernfs_get(9)
• kernfs_put(9)
• kernfs_node_from_dentry(9)
• kernfs_add_one(9)
• kernfs_find_ns(9)
• kernfs_find_and_get_ns(9)
• kernfs_walk_and_get_ns(9)
• kernfs_create_root(9)
• kernfs_destroy_root(9)
• kernfs_root_to_node(9)
• kernfs_create_dir_ns(9)
• kernfs_create_empty_dir(9)
• kernfs_next_descendant_post(9)
• kernfs_activate(9)
• kernfs_show(9)
• kernfs_remove(9)
• kernfs_break_active_protection(9)
• kernfs_unbreak_active_protection(9)
• kernfs_remove_self(9)
• kernfs_remove_by_name_ns(9)
• kernfs_rename_ns(9)

Sign-off time, bestie: source/version ./fs/kernfs, date October 2026, page kernfs_get_parent(9). Byeee, love u! 🫶💖