vfs_remove_acl(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, this is vfs_remove_acl — the kernel function whose whole assignment is: remove posix acls. That's the name, that's the vibe. We're on the vfs_remove_acl(9) page in the Kernel API Manual, and yes, it's giving "kernel cleanup era" ✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int vfs_remove_acl (struct mnt_idmap *idmap , struct dentry *dentry ,
       const char *acl_name );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• idmap — the idmap of the mount. That's the mount's idmap, periodt 💅
• dentry — the dentry based on which to retrieve the posix acls. Yes, that's what the page says, bestie — we're keeping it exactly like that 🫶
• acl_name — the name of the posix acl. The name. Of the posix acl. Iconic, honestly.

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

This function removes posix acls. That's it. That's the whole plot. posix acls? Gone. Removed. The function said "not today" and handled it 😌

🔥 RETURN 🔥

On success you get 0. On error you get a negative errno. No cap — that's the return situation, fr fr.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file: ./fs/posix_acl.c — and the whole posix acl friend group:

• posix_acl_chmod(9)
• posix_acl_update_mode(9)
• posix_acl_from_xattr(9)
• vfs_posix_acl_to_xattr(9)
• vfs_set_acl(9)
• vfs_get_acl(9)

xoxo, from source spot ./fs, dated October 2026, on the vfs_remove_acl(9) page — slay and goodbye 💅🫶