nfs_clear_ve...er_delegated(9)

💅 nfs_clear_verifier_delegated — the kernel-API page, bestie edition

okay so real talk, this is a page from the Kernel API Manual (yes, (9) section, we're in the deep end of the pool 🏊) and it's about nfs_clear_verifier_delegated. it's short. it's sweet. it's giving "small function, big responsibilities." let's get into it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

nfs_clear_verifier_delegated — clears the dir verifier delegation tag 🎀

like, that's the whole job. clearing one (1) tag. but it's an important tag, iykyk.

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void nfs_clear_verifier_delegated (struct inode *inode );

yeah that's it. no return value, no drama, void and out. 💀

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🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• inode — pointer to inode. that's the whole description. a pointer. to an inode. she's lowkey mysterious about it but okay, we move. ✨

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so here's the vibe: this function iterates through the dentries in the inode alias list and clears the tag that's used to indicate that the dentry has been revalidated while holding a delegation. 🎀

and why do we care? because this function is intended for use when the delegation is being returned or revoked. so like — the delegation's leaving, the tag's leaving, everyone's packing up and going home together. it's a whole coordinated exit. iconic behavior, honestly. 👑

no cap, if you're calling this at the wrong time you're gonna have a bad time, so like… read the sentence above twice. it's specifically for the return/revoke moment. periodt. 💅

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./fs/nfs/dir.c — the file, the home, the source of truth 📂
• nfs_force_lookup_revalidate(9)
• nfs_verify_change_attribute(9)
• nfs_set_verifier(9)

go read those too, bestie, they're the friend group this function rolls with. 🧚

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ngl, this page is short but every word is doing work. don't skim it just because it fits on one screen. 🙈

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and that's the page!! 🌈 coming to you from ./fs/nfs, dated October 2026, filed under nfs_clear_ve...er_delegated(9) because apparently even the title got truncated and honestly? relatable. she's a main character with a long name and a limited character count. 💜 mwah, go clear some verifier delegation tags responsibly 🍓✨