rpc_find_or...e_dir_object(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay so the header on this page is rpc_find_or...e_dir_object(9) — that's the Kernel API Manual label — and the actual function name is rpc_find_or_alloc_pipe_dir_object. it's giving lowkey short-and-mysterious, bestie, because this manpage is minimal. we're keeping every crumb though 💅

🎀 NAME 🎀

rpc_find_or_alloc_pipe_dir_object — and that's literally the whole vibe. the original line is just the function name, a space, a dash, and then nothing. no description, no extra words, just a lonely little - doing its best. no cap, that's the whole NAME section. periodt. 💀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

here's the signature, exactly as written, because code does not get a makeover:

       struct rpc_pipe_dir_object * rpc_find_or_alloc_pipe_dir_object (struct
       net *net , struct rpc_pipe_dir_head *pdh , int (*match)(struct
       rpc_pipe_dir_object *, void *) , struct rpc_pipe_dir_object
       *(*alloc)(void *) , void *data );

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

the cast of characters is five, and they are exactly:

  • net — a pointer to struct net. that's the whole description, bestie.
  • pdh — a pointer to struct rpc_pipe_dir_head. iconic struct name, no notes.
  • match — the match-y callback: it matches a struct rpc_pipe_dir_object to data. literally what the manpage says.
  • alloc — the allocation callback: it allocates a new struct rpc_pipe_dir_object. slay.
  • data — user defined data for match and alloc. it's giving pass-through energy.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the source file is ./net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c — yes, the manpage says Kernel file ./net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c — and the related function squad is:

go read them if you want the full lore 🔥

okay that's the whole page, bestie 🫶 — signing off from the source/version ./net/sunrpc, October 2026. mwah 💋

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