ovl_show_options(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… NAME πŸ’…

Okay bestie, welcome to the ovl_show_options(9) page in the Kernel API Manual ✨ This is the main-character manual entry for ovl_show_options β€” and ngl, the original NAME line is literally just ovl_show_options with an empty description after the dash. The dash is vibing alone, no cap 😭


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

int ovl_show_options (struct seq_file *m , struct dentry *dentry );

πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • m β€” the seq_file handle πŸ’«
  • dentry β€” the dentry to query πŸ”

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So what does it do? It prints the mount options for a given superblock. That's the whole assignment, and it ate. πŸ’…

It returns zero; it does not fail. Periodt. ✨


πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘

  • Kernel file ./fs/overlayfs/params.c β€” go peek, iykyk 🫢

okay that's the page bestie πŸ’– β€” source/version situation: ./fs/overlayfs, dated October 2026. mwah πŸŽ€

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