async_schedule(9)

💅 async_schedule(9) 💅

okay so welcome to the async_schedule(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, bestie — this is the one where we schedule a function for asynchronous execution, and honestly? iconic. ✨

✨ NAME ✨

async_schedule — schedule a function for asynchronous execution. periodt. 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

async_cookie_t async_schedule (async_func_t func , void *data );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• func — the function to execute asynchronously. literally the thing getting run async, bestie. 🦋
• data — the data pointer to pass to the function. yes, that pointer — hand it over. 🫶

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Returns an async_cookie_t that may be used for checkpointing later. that's the whole vibe — you get the cookie back for checkpointing later, no cap. 🍓✨

⚠️ NOTE ⚠️

This function may be called from atomic or non-atomic contexts. so yes, both contexts are valid, fr fr. ⚛️💅

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

• Kernel file ./include/linux/async.h
• async_schedule_domain(9)
• async_schedule_dev(9)
• async_schedule_dev_domain(9)

source/version: ./include/linux · date: October 2026 · manual: async_schedule(9) — byeee bestie, go schedule something async and slay 🫶🌈✨