nfsacl_encode(9)

💖 nfsacl_encode — Encode an NFSv3 ACL 💖

okay so bestie, this is nfsacl_encode(9), straight outta the Kernel API Manual — manual name folded in near the top like a little name tag 🫶. It's literally about encoding an NFSv3 ACL, and the vibes are immaculate ✨.

✨ NAME ✨

nfsacl_encode — Encode an NFSv3 ACL. that's the name, short and iconic, periodt 💅.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int nfsacl_encode (struct xdr_buf *buf , unsigned int base , struct
       inode *inode , struct posix_acl *acl , int encode_entries , int typeflag
       );

lowkey a whole function signature, but you got this 💖.

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• buf — destination xdr_buf to contain XDR encoded ACL 💌
• base — byte offset in xdr_buf where XDR'd ACL begins 📍
• 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. periodt 💅

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

Returns size of encoded ACL in bytes or a negative errno value. That's the whole return story, bestie — size in bytes, or negative errno 😭.

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

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

and that's the page, bestie! source/version: ./fs/nfs_common, date: October 2026, manual: nfsacl_encode(9) — bye, love u, slay 💅✨