ksmbd_vfs_listxattr(9)

💅 ksmbd_vfs_listxattr(9) 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for ksmbd_vfs_listxattr(9) — yes that's the whole title, we're not doing the fancy first-line thing, we're folding it in here like a little intro. let's go 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

ksmbd_vfs_listxattr — the vfs helper for smb list extended attributes. that's it. that's the vibe. she lists xattrs. iconic behavior honestly 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

ssize_t ksmbd_vfs_listxattr (struct dentry *dentry , char **list );

literally the whole signature, character for character, no cap. look at her go ✨

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• dentry — the dentry of the file you're listing xattrs for. like, which file, bestie. that one 🎀
• list — the destination buffer. it's where the goodies land. your output goes here 💖

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🔥 RETURN 🔥

Returns the xattr list length on success — slay — otherwise error. so if it's a number you're chilling, if it's an error then it's giving "not today" 😭

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Kernel file ./fs/smb/server/vfs.c and her entire friend group, all of whom you should also go read, fr fr:

• ksmbd_vfs_create(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_mkdir(9)
• check_lock_range(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_read(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_write(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_getattr(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_fsync(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_remove_file(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_link(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_truncate(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_getxattr(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_setxattr(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_set_fadvise(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_empty_dir(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_lookup_in_dir(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_start_removing(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_init_kstat(9)

the whole squad. the entire roster. main character energy all around 🌈⭐

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lowkey a whole group chat of vfs helpers and you're just here for the xattr listing. respect. 🧚

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okay that's the page! ./fs/smb/server, October 2026 — mwah, bye bestie, go list some xattrs 💜🎀🍓