ocfs2_vfs_reflink(9)

✨ ocfs2_vfs_reflink, bestie ✨

okay so this one is from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally about ocfs2_vfs_reflink — the function that creates a reference-counted link. slay.

💖 NAME 💖

ocfs2_vfs_reflink — Create a reference-counted link. no cap, that's the whole name vibe.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ocfs2_vfs_reflink (struct dentry *old_dentry , struct inode *dir ,
       struct dentry *new_dentry , bool preserve );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• old_dentry — source dentry + inode. it's giving "where we're linking from" energy 🫶
• dir — directory to create the target. the target's home base, fr fr.
• new_dentry — target dentry. the new link's main character moment ✨
• preserve — if true, preserve all file attributes. every single one, periodt 💅

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file ./fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c — go peek, iykyk 👑

mwah 💋 — from ./fs/ocfs2, October 2026 🎀