rpc_bind_new_program(9)

💅 rpc_bind_new_program(9) — like, the Kernel API Manual page, bestie

okay so you found it — this is rpc_bind_new_program(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and it's genuinely one of those little functions that does one thing and does it cute. let's get into it 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

rpc_bind_new_program — bind a new RPC program to an existing client. that's the whole job, and she does it flawlessly, no cap 💅

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

struct rpc_clnt * rpc_bind_new_program (struct rpc_clnt *old , const
struct rpc_program *program , u32 vers );

look at that signature. three args, one pointer back out. main character energy fr ✨

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🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• old — the old rpc_client. yes queen, you're building on something that already exists 💖
• program — the rpc program to set. this is the new vibe you're installing 👑
• vers — the rpc program version, a u32. don't forget her, she matters 🫶

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💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so what does it do? it clones the rpc client and sets up a new RPC program. that's the whole thing. iconic, honestly 🎀

it's mainly of use for enabling different RPC programs to share the same transport — like, they all pile into the same ride and nobody has to call a separate Uber, iykyk 🚗✨

and the Sun NFSv2/v3 ACL protocol can do this. yes, literally that one. she's the example. slay 💅

ngl there's not a lot of drama in this page — it's a short one, and that's fine, we stan a concise icon 🦋

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

buckle up bestie, this list is long and every single one of these is getting her moment 💖

Kernel file ./net/sunrpc/clnt.c, plus:

• rpc_create(9)
• rpc_clone_client(9)
• rpc_clone_client_set_auth(9)
• rpc_switch_client_transport(9)
• rpc_clnt_iterate_for_each_xprt(9)
• rpc_cancel_tasks(9)
• rpc_hold_client(9)
• rpc_release_client(9)
• rpc_run_task(9)
• rpc_call_sync(9)
• rpc_call_async(9)
• rpc_run_bc_task(9)
• rpc_prepare_reply_pages(9)
• rpc_peeraddr(9)
• rpc_peeraddr2str(9)
• rpc_localaddr(9)
• rpc_net_ns(9)
• rpc_max_payload(9)
• rpc_max_bc_payload(9)
• rpc_force_rebind(9)
• rpc_clnt_test_and_add_xprt(9)
• rpc_clnt_setup_test_and_add_xprt(9)
• rpc_clnt_add_xprt(9)

that's the whole squad. go read them. or don't, I'm not your mom — but like, they're right there 🧚

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🍓 sign-off 🍓

and that's the page!! brought to you by the fine people over at ./net/sunrpc, dated October 2026, living inside the Kernel API Manual. love that for us 💖✨🎀

now go bind a new program to an existing client and be normal about it. mwah 💋