ksmbd_build_...allenge_blob(9)

💅 ksmbd_build_ntlmssp_challenge_blob(9) — like, the Kernel API Manual edition, bestie 🎀

okay so picture this: you're deep in the kernel, the vibes are immaculate, and somebody needs a challenge blob built. That's this function. It's a helper function to construct challenge blob — that's literally its whole job description, no cap. ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

ksmbd_build_ntlmssp_challenge_blob — a helper function to construct challenge blob 🫶

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

unsigned int ksmbd_build_ntlmssp_challenge_blob (struct
challenge_message *chgblob , struct ksmbd_conn *conn );

notice how it returns an unsigned int? yeah. that's the whole signature, copied exactly, don't come for me 💅

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🌈 ARGUMENTS 🌈

• chgblob — challenge blob source pointer to initialize. it's giving "point me at the blob and I'll set it up" energy 💖
• conn — the connection. just… the connection. iconic, minimal, no notes 👑

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

all the sibling functions in the kernel file ./fs/smb/server/auth.c, because this crew rolls together fr fr:

• ksmbd_auth_ntlmv2(9)
• ksmbd_decode_ntlmssp_auth_blob(9)
• ksmbd_decode_ntlmssp_neg_blob(9)
• ksmbd_sign_smb2_pdu(9)
• ksmbd_sign_smb3_pdu(9)
• ksmbd_init_rdma_sg(9)
• ksmbd_crypt_rdma(9)

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lowkey a reminder that this whole page lives under ./fs/smb/server, so if you're lost, that's your address bestie 🗺️

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and that's the vibe check! 🌟 this cutie of a page is filed under ./fs/smb/server, dated October 2026, and it's page ksmbd_build_...allenge_blob(9) of the Kernel API Manual — periodt. 💜🧚‍♀️