__is_kernel_text(9)

💅 __is_kernel_text (9) — the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition ✨

okay so real talk, this one lives in the Kernel API Manual and it's literally just here to tell you if a pointer is hanging out in the .text section. that's it. that's the whole vibe. 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

__is_kernel_text — checks if the pointer address is located in the .text section 🦋

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool __is_kernel_text (unsigned long addr );

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🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• addr — the address to check 👀 like, the one you're wondering about

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💖 RETURN 💖

• true if the address is located in .text ✅
• false otherwise ❌

no in-between, no "it depends", just true or false. periodt. 💅

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🔥 NOTE 🔥

okay so listen — this is an internal helper, meaning it's not out here trying to be your main character. it only checks the range of _stext to _etext. that's the whole scope, no cap. 🧚

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🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

Kernel file ./include/asm-generic/sections.h — and the whole friend group:

• memory_contains(9)
• memory_intersects(9)
• init_section_contains(9)
• init_section_intersects(9)
• is_kernel_core_data(9)
• is_kernel_rodata(9)
• is_kernel_inittext(9)
• __is_kernel(9)

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and that's the whole page, bestie 🫶 this iconic little helper came from ./include/asm-generic and it's dated October 2026 ⭐ go forth and vibe check those pointers 💜