KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(9) — the "no sweety they are NOT equal" check

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual bestie, and it's about the tiniest lil' macro with the biggest "actually tho" energy: KUNIT_EXPECT_NE. it's giving "i expect these two things to be different and i WILL be telling everyone" 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

KUNIT_EXPECT_NE — an expectation that @left and @right are not equal. periodt. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

KUNIT_EXPECT_NE (test , left , right );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • test — the test context object. it's the main character that holds the whole vibe together 👑
  • left — an arbitrary expression that evaluates to a primitive C type. literally anything, as long as it lands on a primitive C type 🦋
  • right — an arbitrary expression that evaluates to a primitive C type. same deal, bestie, primitive C type only 💜

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so what this does is set an expectation that the values left and right evaluate to are not equal. like, they show up to the function and they're different people 💀 — and that's the whole point.

this is semantically equivalent to:

KUNIT_EXPECT_TRUE(test, (left) != (right))

no cap, that's the exact same thing. so if you wanna know more, go see KUNIT_EXPECT_TRUE for the full tea ☕ — it's got all the extra info ✨

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole friend group, in order, no one left out 🫶 (kernel file ./include/kunit/test.h):

k that's the whole page bestie, go forth and assert that things are NOT the same 💖

alsooo this came from ./include/kunit, dated October 2026 — bookmark it, screenshot it, put it on your fridge, iykyk 🌸🎀

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