nfsacl_decode(9)

okay bestie, welcome to nfsacl_decode(9) from the Kernel API Manual 🫶 this one is literally the lil decoder for NFSv3 ACLs, and she's here to hand you back a decoded posix_acl. no cap.

🌸 NAME 🌸

nfsacl_decode — Decode an NFSv3 ACL

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int nfsacl_decode (struct xdr_buf *buf , unsigned int base , unsigned
       int *aclcnt , struct posix_acl **pacl );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• buf — the xdr_buf containing the XDR'd ACL data that needs decoding 💅
• base — byte offset in xdr_buf where the XDR'd ACL begins, like the exact spot where the good stuff starts ✨
• aclcnt — count of ACEs in the decoded posix_acl, yes ma'am 🎀
• pacl — buffer in which to place the decoded posix_acl; this is where the decoded ACL gets dropped off 🫶

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

She returns the length of the decoded ACL in bytes, or a negative errno value 😭. That's the whole vibe: you get the byte length when it works, and a negative errno value when it does not. periodt.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file: ./fs/nfs_common/nfsacl.c
• nfsacl_encode(9)
• nfs_stream_encode_acl(9)
• nfs_stream_decode_acl(9)

go bother these icons if you need the encode-side or stream-side lore 🦋

mwah 💋 with love from ./fs/nfs_common, dated October 2026, and this lil page is nfsacl_decode(9) 🫶💖