nfs4_get_renew_cred(9)

💅 nfs4_get_renew_cred(9) — like, the Kernel API Manual, bestie 🎀

okay so welcome to the group chat, this is nfs4_get_renew_cred from the Kernel API Manual and honestly she's a short one but she matters, so pay attention 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

nfs4_get_renew_cred — bestie, this is the one whose whole job is Acquire credential for a renew operation. that's it. that's the gig. iconic behavior honestly 👑

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

const struct cred * nfs4_get_renew_cred (struct nfs_client *clp );

yes the spacing is exactly like that, don't come for me, I'm just the messenger 💀

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• clp — the client state handle 💖 this is your main character argument, the thing you're passing in, the whole vibe of the call.

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💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

okay so here's the tea, fr fr:

This function returns an rpc_cred with its reference count bumped, or NULL. that's a real either/or, no cap — sometimes you get the credential, sometimes you get the void, and you gotta be ready for both 🫠

⚠️ important warning moment bestie: the caller must hold clp->cl_lock. like, this is not optional, this is not a suggestion, this is the rules of the house. hold the lock, or don't come crying to me 💅

and that's genuinely the whole function. short queen energy. we love her 🌈

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./fs/nfs/nfs4state.c — go read the source if you want the full lore iykyk 📖
• nfs41_discover_server_trunking(9)
• nfs4_get_clid_cred(9)
• nfs4_get_state_owner(9)
• nfs4_put_state_owner(9)
• nfs4_purge_state_owners(9)
• nfs4_free_state_owners(9)
• nfs4_schedule_migration_recovery(9)
• nfs4_schedule_lease_moved_recovery(9)
• nfs4_discover_server_trunking(9)

the whole squad, all linked together, we stan a supportive friend group 💖✨

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okay that's the page!! this one lives in ./fs/nfs and she's dated October 2026 — mark your calendars bestie 🎀💅 much love, go hold that lock, mwah 🫶💜