v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(9)

✨ v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(9) ✨

okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual, bestie 💅 this one's about v9fs_vfs_mkspecial — the little 9p function that makes special files happen. yes, that kind of special. 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

v9fs_vfs_mkspecial — create a special file, no cap

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int v9fs_vfs_mkspecial (struct inode *dir , struct dentry *dentry , u32
perm , const char *extension );

like, she takes four things and gives you back an int. that's it. that's the whole vibe check.

💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

• dir — the inode you're gonna create the special file in. think of it as the group chat where the new member gets added 🫶
• dentry — the dentry to create. yes, this one. the actual thing being born ✨
• perm — the mode to create the special file with. the permissions, the whole aesthetic, the fit it's wearing 👑
• extension — a 9p2000.u format extension string that represents the special file. very iykyk, very niche, very her 💅

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file ./fs/9p/vfs_inode.c, plus the whole friend group:

• 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_get_link(9)
• v9fs_vfs_symlink(9)
• v9fs_vfs_link(9)
• v9fs_vfs_mknod(9)

anyway that's the page, mwah 💋 this little icon lives in ./fs/9p and the version tag is stamped October 2026 — go read the source, it's giving main character energy, and remember: special files deserve special treatment 🌈🧚💜