nfs_stream_encode_acl(9)

💖 NAME 💖

nfs_stream_encode_acl — encode an NFSv3 ACL

hiii bestie 🫶 this is nfs_stream_encode_acl(9), straight outta the Kernel API Manual, and it is literally here to encode an NFSv3 ACL ✨

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

bool nfs_stream_encode_acl (struct xdr_stream *xdr , struct inode *inode , struct posix_acl *acl , int encode_entries , int typeflag );

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🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• xdr — an xdr_stream positioned to receive an encoded ACL 📥
• inode — inode of file whose ACL this is 🗂️
• acl — posix_acl to encode 🎀
• encode_entries — whether to encode ACEs as well 👀
• typeflag — ACL type: NFS_ACL_DEFAULT or zero 💅

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so the vibe here is simple: this is where the ACL gets encoded 💖

Return values:

• false — the ACL could not be encoded 😭
• true — xdr is advanced to the next available position ✨

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./fs/nfs_common/nfsacl.c — nfsacl_encode(9), nfsacl_decode(9), nfs_stream_decode_acl(9) 🫶

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mwah 💋 this page is nfs_stream_encode_acl(9), source/version ./fs/nfs_common, dated October 2026 — periodt ✨