befs_bt_valarray(9)
π befs_bt_valarray π
okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual π§β¨ and it's all about befs_bt_valarray, which lowkey just... hands you a pointer. that's it. that's the whole vibe. but it's an important pointer, so bestie, let's get into it π«Ά
β¨ NAME β¨
befs_bt_valarray β Finds the start of value array in a node
like literally its whole job is finding where the value array starts ππ
π SYNOPSIS π
fs64 * befs_bt_valarray (struct befs_btree_node *node );
that's the whole signature, no cap. one function, one arg, one fs64 * coming back at you πΈ
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
nodeβ Pointer to the node structure to find the value array within π«
so you hand it a node, and it goes looking for the value array inside that node. that's the assignment. main character energy fr fr π
β DESCRIPTION β
Returns a pointer to the start of the value array of the node pointed to by the node header π
read that again if you need to, bestie β it's giving "one job, does it well". you give it a node, it gives you back a pointer to where the value array begins in that node's header situation. iconic behavior, honestly π
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no drama, no side quests, no weird edge cases listed. just a pointer and a dream π¦
πΈ SEE ALSO πΈ
Kernel file ./fs/befs/btree.c β yes, that's where the real source lives, go peek at it iykyk π
and the whole btree crew, in order, no one left behind:
befs_bt_read_super(9)befs_bt_read_node(9)befs_btree_find(9)befs_find_key(9)befs_btree_read(9)befs_btree_seekleaf(9)befs_leafnode(9)befs_bt_keylen_index(9)befs_bt_keydata(9)befs_bt_get_key(9)befs_compare_strings(9)
go read them all, it's a whole friend group and they all ate ππ₯
okay that's the page!! it lives in ./fs/befs π, it's slotted for October 2026 π
, and it's part of the Kernel API Manual π β mwah, love that for us ππ§β¨
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