v9fs_file_lock_dotl(9)

okay so this is the v9fs_file_lock_dotl page, bestie, and it’s coming at you from the Kernel API Manual ✨ it’s literally about locking a file (or directory), and we’re gonna get into it 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

v9fs_file_lock_dotl — lock a file (or directory) 😌🔒

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

no cap, here’s the whole signature:

int v9fs_file_lock_dotl (struct file *filp , int cmd , struct file_lock
       *fl );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• filp — file to be locked 💖
• cmd — lock command ⚡
• fl — file lock structure 🎀

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

the kernel file ./fs/9p/vfs_file.c is right there, and these refs are the whole squad:

• v9fs_file_open(9)
• v9fs_file_lock(9)
• v9fs_file_flock_dotl(9)
• v9fs_file_read_iter(9)
• v9fs_file_write_iter(9)

mwah 💋 that’s the whole page — source/version ./fs/9p, dated October 2026. stan the kernel docs, bestie 🫶✨