nlmsvc_proc_lock_msg(9)

💖 NAME — nlmsvc_proc_lock_msg(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to nlmsvc_proc_lock_msg(9) from the Kernel API Manual 💅 this one is LOCK_MSG: establishing a monitored lock. that’s the whole name vibe, periodt.

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

here’s the signature, and yes we keep it exactly:

__be32 nlmsvc_proc_lock_msg (struct svc_rqst *rqstp );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• rqstp — the RPC transaction context. that’s the argument, bestie 🫶

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💅 RETURN 💅

the return values are giving “pick one,” so here’s every single one:

• rpc_success — RPC executed successfully. slay ✨
• rpc_drop_reply — Do not send an RPC reply. literally no reply 🫥
• rpc_garbage_args — The request arguments are malformed. 🗑️
• rpc_system_err — RPC execution failed. 😭

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

RPC synopsis: void NLMPROC_LOCK_MSG(nlm_lockargs) = 7;

the response to this request is delivered via the LOCK_RES procedure. iykyk 💫

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./fs/lockd/svcproc.c — and here are all the sibling pages, no skips:

• nlmsvc_proc_null(9)
• nlmsvc_proc_test(9)
• nlmsvc_proc_lock(9)
• nlmsvc_proc_cancel(9)
• nlmsvc_proc_unlock(9)
• nlmsvc_proc_granted(9)
• nlmsvc_proc_test_msg(9)
• nlmsvc_proc_cancel_msg(9)
• nlmsvc_proc_unlock_msg(9)
• nlmsvc_proc_granted_msg(9)
• nlmsvc_proc_granted_res(9)
• nlmsvc_proc_sm_notify(9)
• nlmsvc_proc_unused(9)
• nlmsvc_proc_share(9)
• nlmsvc_proc_unshare(9)
• nlmsvc_proc_nm_lock(9)
• nlmsvc_proc_free_all(9)

k bye bestie 💖 source/version: ./fs/lockd · date: October 2026 — mwah 💋✨