v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl(9)

💅 v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl(9) 💅

okay so real talk: this is the Kernel API Manual page for v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl, and it's literally about creating a special file. no cap 🫶

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🌸 NAME 🌸

v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl — create a special file ✨ that's the whole vibe 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

here's the signature, bestie — keep it exact, no autocorrect energy:

int v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl (struct mnt_idmap *idmap , struct inode *dir ,
       struct dentry *dentry , umode_t omode , dev_t rdev );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

okay so the args, one by one, and yes every single one matters:

• idmap — the idmap of the mount 🫶
• dir — inode destination for new link
• dentry — dentry for file
• omode — mode for creation
• rdev — device associated with special file

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

go touch grass in these other pages too — all the refs are right here, fr fr:

Kernel file ./fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c

• v9fs_get_fsgid_for_create(9)
• v9fs_open_to_dotl_flags(9)
• v9fs_vfs_create_dotl(9)
• v9fs_vfs_mkdir_dotl(9)
• v9fs_vfs_setattr_dotl(9)
• v9fs_stat2inode_dotl(9)
• v9fs_vfs_link_dotl(9)
• v9fs_vfs_get_link_nocache_dotl(9)
• v9fs_vfs_get_link_dotl(9)

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mwah 💋 — source/version + date check: ./fs/9p · October 2026 · v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl(9). that's a wrap, bestie 🎀