bcom_prepare_next_buffer(9)
π bcom_prepare_next_buffer β kernel API manual, bestie edition β¨
okay so you're in the kernel API manual, section 9, and the function we're obsessing over today is bcom_prepare_next_buffer. she's giving "clear status of next available buffer" and honestly? iconic. π
πΈ NAME πΈ
bcom_prepare_next_buffer β literally clears the status of the next available buffer. that's the whole job. no cap. π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
struct bcom_bd * bcom_prepare_next_buffer (struct bcom_task *tsk );
like, she takes one thing and hands you back a pointer. main character energy fr fr. π¦
π«Ά ARGUMENTS π«Ά
tskβ the BestComm task structure π like yes that's the whole description, that's the vibe
π DESCRIPTION π
so what does she actually do? she returns a pointer to the next buffer descriptor. that's it. that's the tea. β lowkey the most straightforward queen in the whole header file and we stan. π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
go read the kernel file ./include/linux/fsl/bestcomm/bestcomm.h β it's the mothership, the blueprint, the whole aesthetic π
and then these besties, in this exact order, no skipping:
struct bcom_bd(9)struct bcom_task(9)bcom_enable(9)bcom_disable(9)bcom_get_task_irq(9)bcom_queue_empty(9)bcom_queue_full(9)bcom_get_bd(9)bcom_buffer_done(9)
iykyk πβ¨
ok quick vibe check bestie: this page is short and sweet, so don't go inventing extra behaviour for her. pointer to the next buffer descriptor. that's the moment. periodt. π
mwah, that's the page π she lives in ./include/linux/fsl/bestcomm, dated October 2026, and she slays every single time you read her. bye bestie ππ§ββοΈπΈ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms