vfsuid_eq_kuid(9)

💖 vfsuid_eq_kuid(9) 💖

okay so this is from the Kernel API Manual, and it's the page for vfsuid_eq_kuid. Bestie, quick vibe check: we're asking whether a kuid and a vfsuid are literally the same value. That's the whole quest. ✨

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✨ NAME ✨

vfsuid_eq_kuid — check whether kuid and vfsuid have the same value. 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bool vfsuid_eq_kuid (vfsuid_t vfsuid , kuid_t kuid );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• vfsuid — the vfsuid you want to compare.
• kuid — the kuid you want to compare.

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

This function checks whether vfsuid and kuid have the same values. That's it — no extra main-character side quests, just the comparison. 🫶

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💅 RETURN 💅

• true if vfsuid and kuid have the same value.
• false if they do not.

And the important caveat, no cap: comparison between two invalid uids returns false. 💀

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Kernel file: ./include/linux/mnt_idmapping.h

The bestie lineup is:

• vfsgid_eq_kgid(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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Signed off from the ./include/linux source, October 2026, page vfsuid_eq_kuid(9). Stay slay, bestie! 💖🎀🦋