v9fs_file_lock(9)

welcome to v9fs_file_lock(9), straight outta the Kernel API Manual 💖 this one is short, sweet, and lowkey iconic, so let’s go.

💖 NAME 💖

v9fs_file_lock — lock a file (or directory) 🔒✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int v9fs_file_lock (struct file *filp , int cmd , struct file_lock *fl );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• filp — file to be locked 🫶
• cmd — lock command 💅
• fl — file lock structure 🎀

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Bugs: this looks like a local only lock, we should extend into 9P by using open exclusive 😭

That’s the whole vibe, bestie. No cap, this is the description. 💀

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

• Kernel file ./fs/9p/vfs_file.c v9fs_file_open(9) 👑
• v9fs_file_lock_dotl(9) ✨
• v9fs_file_flock_dotl(9) 🦋
• v9fs_file_read_iter(9) 🌈
• v9fs_file_write_iter(9) ⭐

okay bye bestie 💅 this cutie lives in ./fs/9p as v9fs_file_lock(9), dated October 2026 — mwah 🎀✨