nfs_root_data(9)

💖 nfs_root_data(9) 💖

okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual, bestie — this page is all about nfs_root_data(9), and it's giving “NFSROOT setup helper” energy. Let’s get into it 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

nfs_root_data — return the prepared 'data' for an NFSROOT mount ✨

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

int nfs_root_data (char **root_device , char **root_data );

💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

• root_device — OUT: address of string containing NFSROOT device. Yes, it’s an output, so it’s handing that string address back to you 💖
• root_data — OUT: address of string containing NFSROOT mount options. Same deal: output city 🦋

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

If everything goes right, this returns 0 and sets both root_device and root_data 💯. If it does not go right, then -1 is returned. No cap.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./fs/nfs/nfsroot.c 👑

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