security_sb_statfs(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, this is security_sb_statfs(9) from the Kernel API Manual — yes, that’s the manual name, and this page is literally a lil icon. Its whole job? Checking if accessing fs stats is allowed. slay.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int security_sb_statfs (struct dentry *dentry );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • dentry — the superblock handle, aka your VIP pass to the fs. don’t lose it bestie.

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So this function is the vibe check before anyone gets to obtain filesystem statistics for the mnt mountpoint. permission first, stats second, periodt.

And dentry? It’s a handle on the superblock for the filesystem. That’s the whole lore. 💅

🦋 RETURN 🦋

Returns 0 if permission is granted.

That’s the entire return story — no secret extra codes mentioned here, no cap.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay this SEE ALSO section is literally a whole group chat, and we are not skipping a single one. First up, the kernel file:

  • Kernel file ./security/security.c

and then the entire extended fam, in all its glory:

mwah 💋 this page is brought to you by ./security and it’s dated October 2026, filed under security_sb_statfs(9). bye bestie, go check those fs stats safely 🫶✨

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