nlmsvc_dispatch(9)

💅 nlmsvc_dispatch(9) — Kernel API Manual energy ✨

okay so welcome to the nlmsvc_dispatch(9) page, bestie — this is the Kernel API Manual and we're gonna get into it. No cap, it's short and iconic.

🌸 NAME 🌸

nlmsvc_dispatch — Process an NLM Request 🫶

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int nlmsvc_dispatch (struct svc_rqst *rqstp );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• rqstp — the incoming request. That's the whole argument, periodt. 💖

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

So nlmsvc_dispatch does exactly what the name says: it processes an NLM Request. The return values are giving two very specific paths, so listen up:

• 0 — Processing complete; do not send a Reply. 💀
• 1 — Processing complete; send Reply in rqstp->rq_res. ✨

Like, both mean processing is complete — the difference is whether you send that Reply in rqstp->rq_res or not. iykyk. 🎀

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./fs/lockd/svc.c
• lockd_nl_server_set_doit(9)
• lockd_nl_server_get_doit(9)

okay that's the whole manual page, bestie 🫶 signing off from ./fs/lockd — October 2026, nlmsvc_dispatch(9) edition 💅✨