nfs_revalidate_inode(9)

💅 nfs_revalidate_inode — bestie, it's a section 9 kernel page 🦋

okay so quick vibe check: we're in the Kernel API Manual, and this page is literally called nfs_revalidate_inode(9). Yes the manual name goes in the header, but we're folding it in here because we're cute like that. Anyway. Let's get into it ✨

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✨ NAME ✨

nfs_revalidate_inode — the one that revalidates the inode attributes 💅 (yes, that's the whole thing, she's straightforward, we stan)

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

int nfs_revalidate_inode (struct inode *inode , unsigned long flags );

Like that's it. Two args, one int coming back at you, no cap.

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🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• inode — pointer to inode struct. Just a pointer to the inode struct, bestie, that's the whole assignment 🫶
• flags — cache flags to check. Which cache flags, you ask? The ones you're checking. Iconic behaviour honestly.

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

So what does she do? She updates the inode attribute information by retrieving the data from the server. That's the tea ☕ — the attributes get refreshed with fresh data pulled straight from the server. Lowkey essential, highkey underrated, fr fr.

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay this list is long — grab a snack 🍓 — but every single one is here because we don't skip ✨

Kernel file ./fs/nfs/inode.c 🌸

• nfs_sync_mapping(9)
• nfs_vmtruncate(9)
• nfs_setattr_update_inode(9)
• nfs_close_context(9)
• nfs_clear_invalid_mapping(9)
• nfs_revalidate_mapping(9)
• nfs_check_inode_attributes(9)
• nfs_fattr_set_barrier(9)
• nfs_inode_attrs_cmp_generic(9)
• nfs_inode_attrs_cmp_monotonic(9)
• nfs_inode_attrs_cmp_strict_monotonic(9)
• nfs_inode_attrs_cmp(9)
• nfs_inode_finish_partial_attr_update(9)
• nfs_refresh_inode(9)
• nfs_post_op_update_inode(9)
• nfs_post_op_update_inode_force_wcc_locked(9)
• nfs_post_op_update_inode_force_wcc(9)

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mwah 💋 that's the page. she lives in ./fs/nfs and she's dated October 2026 — so yes, this manual page is from the future, and honestly? main character energy 👑✨