vfsgid_eq_kgid(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, listen — vfsgid_eq_kgid is literally just here to check whether kgid and vfsgid have the same value 🫶 that's it, that's the whole gig. this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? she's short, she's sweet, she's a vibe.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool vfsgid_eq_kgid (vfsgid_t vfsgid , kgid_t kgid );

like… two ids walk in, one bool walks out. iconic behavior ngl 💅

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• vfsgid — the vfsgid you wanna compare. the main character of the comparison, no cap.
• kgid — the kgid you're comparing it against. her costar 🦋

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so the whole point: check whether vfsgid and kgid have the same values. that's it! that's the function! lowkey obsessed with how straightforward she is 😭✨

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💀 RETURN 💀

• true if vfsgid and kgid have the same value
• false if not

⚠️ heads up bestie: comparison between two invalid gids returns false. so like… two invalids? not a match. fr fr. don't come for me, that's just how she is 🙈

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

all her besties live in the kernel file ./include/linux/mnt_idmapping.h and honestly it's giving squad goals:

• vfsuid_eq_kuid(9)
• vfsuid_has_fsmapping(9)
• vfsuid_into_kuid(9)
• vfsgid_has_fsmapping(9)
• vfsgid_into_kgid(9)
• mapped_fsuid(9)
• mapped_fsgid(9)

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and that's the whole page, bestie! 🧚💜

this little gem comes to you from ./include/linux, dated October 2026, in the Kernel API Manual — vfsgid_eq_kgid(9), periodt. 💅✨🍓