xent_key_init(9)

okay so bestie, this is xent_key_init(9) from the Kernel API Manual — yes, we're in kernel API land and this page is lowkey iconic 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

xent_key_init — initialize extended attribute entry key. that's the whole assignment, no cap.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void xent_key_init (const struct ubifs_info *c , union ubifs_key *key ,
       ino_t inum , const struct fscrypt_name *nm );

💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

• c — UBIFS file-system description object. your context bestie, the UBIFS file-system description object.
• key — key to initialize. the blank canvas key getting its glow-up.
• inum — host inode number. the host inode number, periodt.
• nm — extended attribute entry name and length. extended attribute entry name and length, exactly as advertised.

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

related lore lives in the kernel file ./fs/ubifs/key.h, and the whole key squad is:

• key_mask_hash(9), key_r5_hash(9), key_test_hash(9)
• ino_key_init(9), ino_key_init_flash(9), lowest_ino_key(9), highest_ino_key(9)
• dent_key_init(9), dent_key_init_hash(9), dent_key_init_flash(9), lowest_dent_key(9)
• xent_key_init_flash(9), lowest_xent_key(9)
• data_key_init(9), highest_data_key(9)
• trun_key_init(9), invalid_key_init(9)
• key_type(9), key_type_flash(9), key_inum(9), key_inum_flash(9), key_hash(9), key_hash_flash(9)
• key_block(9), key_block_flash(9), key_read(9), key_write(9), key_write_idx(9), key_copy(9)
• keys_cmp(9), keys_eq(9), is_hash_key(9), key_max_inode_size(9)

okay bye bestie 🫶 — source/version ./fs/ubifs, dated October 2026 💖