VOP_VPTOFH(9)

✨ VOP_VPTOFH ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel Developer's Manual, section 9 — this is the page for VOP_VPTOFH, and it's literally the glow-up that turns a vnode into an NFS filehandle 💅

🎀 NAME 🎀

VOP_VPTOFH — turn a vnode into an NFS filehandle

like. that's it. that's the whole job. iconic.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/vnode.h>

int
VOP_VPTOFH(struct vnode *vp, struct fid *fhp);

yes you need both headers, don't @ me, just include them 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So the NFS server uses this one to cook up an opaque filehandle — and when we say opaque we mean it, the contents are giving mystery, do not perceive them 🔮 — that uniquely identifies the file. Once that handle exists, an NFS client can use it later to get back at the file. it's giving "remember me" but for inodes 💖

its arguments are:

• vp — the vnode you wanna make a filehandle for. the main character 🫶
• fhp — return parameter for the filehandle. it's a return param bestie, so that's where the answer lands, not where you put a question 🌟

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• VFS(9)
• VFS_FHTOVP(9)
• vnode(9)

(the reverse direction is VFS_FHTOVP(9) btw, iykyk 🔁)

👑 AUTHORS 👑

This manual page was written by Doug Rabson. thank you Doug, absolute legend, no cap 💜

and that's the vibe check, bestie — this page came from Debian, dated February 16, 2007, and it ate. periodt 🎀✨