v9fs_vfs_get_link(9)
π NAME
okay so v9fs_vfs_get_link(9) is the Kernel API Manual entry for following a symlink path β literally the βfollow the link, bestieβ moment. Itβs giving main-character symlink energy. π¦β¨
β¨ SYNOPSIS
const char * v9fs_vfs_get_link (struct dentry *dentry , struct inode *inode , struct delayed_call *done );
π ARGUMENTS
dentryβ dentry for symlink; the dentry that belongs to the symlink, no cap. πinodeβ inode for symlink; the inode for that same symlink. πΈdoneβ delayed call for when we are done with the return value; itβs the callback for when youβre finished with the return value. π«Ά
π₯ SEE ALSO
- Kernel file:
./fs/9p/vfs_inode.c - The whole 9p bestie lineup:
unixmode2p9mode(9),p9mode2perm(9),p9mode2unixmode(9),v9fs_uflags2omode(9),v9fs_blank_wstat(9),v9fs_alloc_inode(9),v9fs_free_inode(9),v9fs_evict_inode(9),v9fs_at_to_dotl_flags(9),v9fs_dec_count(9),v9fs_remove(9),v9fs_create(9),v9fs_vfs_create(9),v9fs_vfs_mkdir(9),v9fs_vfs_lookup(9),v9fs_vfs_unlink(9),v9fs_vfs_rmdir(9),v9fs_vfs_rename(9),v9fs_vfs_getattr(9),v9fs_vfs_setattr(9),v9fs_stat2inode(9),v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(9),v9fs_vfs_symlink(9),v9fs_vfs_link(9),v9fs_vfs_mknod(9)
cute sign-off: source/version is./fs/9p, date is October 2026, and the page isv9fs_vfs_get_link(9). Periodt β go follow those symlinks, bestie! πππ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms