array3_size(9)

๐Ÿ“ฆ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

๐ŸŽ€ NAME ๐ŸŽ€

Okay so array3_size(9) from the Kernel API Manual is literally here to Calculate size of 3-dimensional array. ๐Ÿ’– Bestie, that's the whole vibe: three dimensions, one size calculation.

โœจ SYNOPSIS โœจ

The signature is giving exactly this:

size_t array3_size (size_t a , size_t b , size_t c );

๐Ÿ’… ARGUMENTS ๐Ÿ’…

Three lil inputs, one per dimension โ€” iconic:

  • a โ€” dimension one
  • b โ€” dimension two
  • c โ€” dimension three

๐ŸŒธ DESCRIPTION ๐ŸŒธ

It's literally doing this: Calculates size of 3-dimensional array: a * b * c. That's the math, and it ate. ๐Ÿงฎโœจ

๐Ÿฆ‹ RETURN ๐Ÿฆ‹

You get back the number of bytes needed to represent the array, or SIZE_MAX on overflow. No cap โ€” overflow means SIZE_MAX, periodt. ๐Ÿ’€

๐Ÿ“ SEE ALSO ๐Ÿ“

Peep the Kernel file ./tools/include/linux/overflow.h, plus these besties: size_mul(9), array_size(9), and struct_size(9). ๐Ÿซถ


Source/version: ./tools/include/linux ยท date: October 2026 ยท page: array3_size(9) โ€” mwah ๐Ÿ’‹โœจ

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