ksmbd_vfs_lookup_in_dir(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ ksmbd_vfs_lookup_in_dir(9) ✨

okay bestie, settle in 💖 this one's a page from the Kernel API Manual and it's literally all about ksmbd_vfs_lookup_in_dir — the girl whose whole job is finding a file inside a directory 🎀

💅 NAME

ksmbd_vfs_lookup_in_dir — lookup a file in a directory 🦋

Like, that's it. That's the whole gig. She looks. She finds. She slays. ✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS

int ksmbd_vfs_lookup_in_dir (const struct path *dir , char *name ,
       size_t namelen , struct unicode_map *um );

yes the signature is giving "spread across two lines for the aesthetic" and honestly? iconic 🫶 copy it exactly, no cap.

👑 ARGUMENTS

  • dir — the path info, aka where the vibe check happens. This is the directory she's snooping around in 💅
  • name — the filename to look up. the one she's searching for, main character energy 🌟
  • namelen — the filename length. gotta tell her how much of name actually counts, fr fr
  • um — the struct unicode_map to use. yes, unicode mapping matters, iykyk 🌈

🔥 RETURN

0 on success — otherwise, an error 😭 that's the whole contract bestie, no plot twist.

🦋 SEE ALSO

Kernel file ./fs/smb/server/vfs.c — go read her whole friend group, they're all linked up 💜:

the whole squad, assembled 🧚‍♀️💫

lowkey reminder: she returns 0 on success and an error otherwise — that's the return contract, so don't go inventing extra success codes, bestie 🙈

alright that's the page 💖 this little gem lives over in ./fs/smb/server, dated October 2026, and it's filed under Kernel API Manual — ksmbd_vfs_lookup_in_dir(9) ate and left absolutely no crumbs 👑✨🍓

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