nfsd4_encode_opaque(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, welcome to nfsd4_encode_opaque(9) from the Kernel API Manual ✨ — this is the page for encoding a variable-length XDR opaque type result, and honestly the way it handles opaque bytes is lowkey iconic. No cap. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

__be32 nfsd4_encode_opaque (struct xdr_stream *xdr , const void *data ,
       size_t size );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • xdr — the target XDR stream, aka where the encoding lands ✨
  • data — a pointer to data, fr fr
  • size — length of data in bytes 🎀

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Return values, and yes we're keeping receipts:

  • nfs_ok — data encoded; xdr advanced to next position. slay 💅
  • nfserr_resource — stream buffer space exhausted. not the vibe 😭

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file ./fs/nfsd/xdr4.h has the whole crew:

Those are your besties for adjacent encode duties, iykyk 🫶

cute sign-off: sending kisses from the ./fs/nfsd source corner, stamped October 2026, and this whole page is nfsd4_encode_opaque(9) — periodt 💖✨

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