VOP_SETEXTATTR(9)

NAME
VOP_SETEXTATTR - set named extended attribute for a vnode

SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/vnode.h>
#include <sys/extattr.h>
int
VOP_SETEXTATTR(struct vnode *vp, char *name, struct uio *uio, struct ucred *cred, struct proc *p);

DESCRIPTION
This vnode call may be used to set specific named extended attribute for a file or directory.

Its arguments are:

vp  the vnode of the file or directory

name
    pointer to a null-terminated character string containing the attribute name

uio the location of the data to be read or written

cred
    the user credentials to use in authorizing the request

p   the process setting the extended attribute

The uio structure is used in a manner similar to the argument of the same name in VOP_WRITE(9). However, as extended attributes provide a strict "name=value" semantic, non-zero offsets will be rejected.

The uio pointer may be NULL to indicate that the specified extended attribute should be deleted.

The cred pointer may be NULL to indicate that access control checks are not to be performed, if possible. This cred setting might be used to allow the kernel to authorize extended attribute changes that the active process might not be permitted to make.

Extended attribute semantics may vary by file system implementing the call. More information on extended attributes may be found in extattr(9).

LOCKS
The vnode will be locked on entry and should remain locked on return.

RETURN VALUES
If the extended attribute is successfully set, then zero is returned. Otherwise, an appropriate error code is returned.

ERRORS

[EACCES]
    Permission denied

[ENXIO]
    The request was not valid in this file system for the specified vnode and attribute name.

[ENOMEM]
    Insufficient memory available to fulfill request

[EFAULT]
    The uio structure refers to an invalid userspace address

[EINVAL]
    The name or uio argument is invalid

[EOPNOTSUPP]
    The file system does not support VOP_SETEXTATTR()

[ENOSPC]
    The file system is out of space

[EROFS]
    The file system is read-only

SEE ALSO
extattr(9), vnode(9), VOP_GETEXTATTR(9)

AUTHORS
This man page was written by Robert Watson.