add_echo_byte(9)
π add_echo_byte π
hiii bestie π welcome to the Kernel API Manual β this is the add_echo_byte(9) page, and we're about to make echo-buffer byte-adding make sense, no cap β¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
add_echo_byte β add a byte to the echo buffer. that's the whole vibe: one byte, one echo buffer, and it's iconic π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
void add_echo_byte (u8 c , struct n_tty_data *ldata );
π ARGUMENTS π
cβ unicode byte to echo. like, this is the unicode byte you're echoing, periodt π¦ldataβ n_tty data. then_ttydata, bestie, it's giving main character energy β¨
π DESCRIPTION π
okay so what it does: literally add a character or operation byte to the echo buffer. that's it, that's the function, and it's lowkey doing its thing πΈ
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
Kernel file: ./drivers/tty/n_tty.c β and here's the whole SEE ALSO friend group, all the (9) pages you can also vibe with π
n_tty_kick_worker(9)n_tty_write_wakeup(9)put_tty_queue(9)reset_buffer_flags(9)n_tty_flush_buffer(9)is_utf8_continuation(9)is_continuation(9)do_output_char(9)process_output(9)process_output_block(9)__process_echoes(9)echo_move_back_col(9)echo_set_canon_col(9)echo_erase_tab(9)echo_char_raw(9)echo_char(9)finish_erasing(9)eraser(9)isig(9)n_tty_receive_break(9)n_tty_receive_overrun(9)n_tty_receive_parity_error(9)n_tty_receive_char_flow_ctrl(9)n_tty_receive_char(9)n_tty_receive_buf_common(9)n_tty_set_termios(9)n_tty_close(9)n_tty_open(9)copy_from_read_buf(9)canon_copy_from_read_buf(9)job_control(9)n_tty_read(9)n_tty_write(9)n_tty_poll(9)n_tty_inherit_ops(9)
okay byeee, ily π β source/version: ./drivers/tty; date: October 2026; page: add_echo_byte(9) π«Ά
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