nlm_svc_dec...m_unlockargs(9)

💅 nlm_svc_decode_nlm_unlockargs — a Kernel API Manual moment

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and the star of the show is nlm_svc_decode_nlm_unlockargs(9). yes the title got truncated to nlm_svc_dec...m_unlockargs(9) upstream, that's just how it's living, we don't judge 💖

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✨ NAME ✨

nlm_svc_decode_nlm_unlockargs — literally decodes a nlm_unlockargs argument. that's it, that's the whole job, and she does it flawlessly 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bool nlm_svc_decode_nlm_unlockargs (struct svc_rqst *rqstp , struct xdr_stream *xdr );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• rqstp — the RPC transaction context, aka the whole situation she's operating in 🫶
• xdr — the source XDR data stream, aka where the raw bytes are coming from 💅

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

so what does she return? glad you asked, because there are exactly two outcomes and both are iconic:

• true — procedure arguments decoded successfully, slay ✨
• false — decode failed, and we simply do not talk about it 😭

that's genuinely the whole vibe. no cap, no hidden extras, just a clean little yes/no about whether the decoding ate 👑

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

Kernel file ./fs/lockd/nlm3xdr_gen.c — go read the source, iykyk 🧚 and while you're in the neighborhood, say hi to the whole friend group:

• nlm_svc_decode_nlm_testargs(9)
• nlm_svc_decode_nlm_lockargs(9)
• nlm_svc_decode_nlm_cancargs(9)
• nlm_svc_decode_nlm_testres(9)
• nlm_svc_decode_nlm_res(9)
• nlm_svc_decode_nlm_notifyargs(9)
• nlm_svc_decode_nlm_shareargs(9)
• nlm_svc_decode_nlm_notify(9)
• nlm_svc_encode_nlm_testres(9)
• nlm_svc_encode_nlm_res(9)
• nlm_svc_encode_nlm_shareres(9)

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lowkey a reminder that you're reading the Kernel API Manual, so bring your big brain energy 🌈

okay that's the page!! she lives in ./fs/lockd, she was dated October 2026, and honestly? main character energy fr fr 👑💖 bye bestie 🦋