xdr_encode_read_segment(9)

💅 xdr_encode_read_segment(9) — Kernel API Manual 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the xdr_encode_read_segment(9) page in the Kernel API Manual. it's short, it's sweet, and it's literally about encoding a Read segment. let's get into it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

xdr_encode_read_segment — encode the contents of a Read segment 💖

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

__be32 * xdr_encode_read_segment (__be32 *p , u32 position , u32 handle
, u32 length , u64 offset );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• p — pointer into a send buffer. yes bestie, it's giving “pointer into a send buffer” energy ✨
• position — the position to encode. that's the whole vibe.
• handle — the RDMA handle to encode. iconic.
• length — the RDMA length to encode. slay.
• offset — the RDMA offset to encode. periodt.

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Return value: pointer to the XDR position that follows the encoded Read segment. that's it, that's the whole description, and honestly? we love a concise king 👑

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./include/linux/sunrpc/rpc_rdma.h — go read the source, iykyk 📖
• xdr_encode_rdma_segment(9)
• xdr_decode_rdma_segment(9)
• xdr_decode_read_segment(9)

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mwah 💋 this has been the Kernel API Manual page for xdr_encode_read_segment(9), sourced from ./include/linux/sunrpc, dated October 2026. byeee bestie, go encode responsibly 🫶✨