binfmt_misc_find_interp(9)

okay bestie, welcome to the binfmt_misc_find_interp(9) page from the Kernel API Manual — yes, we are doing kernel internals today and it is giving extremely niche, extremely iconic. ✨💅

💖 NAME 💖

binfmt_misc_find_interp — find a bound interpreter by name. that's the whole vibe. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

const struct binfmt_misc_interp * binfmt_misc_find_interp (const struct list_head *interps , const char *name );

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• interps — the interpreters the matched entry was registered with. like, the whole little friend group of interpreters tied to that entry. 🦋
• name — the name to look for. literally just the name you're searching for, no cap. 🔍

🎀 RETURN 🎀

on success it gives you the interpreter — slay. if interps has none by that name, you get NULL. that's it, that's the return value, periodt. 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay so the kernel file ./fs/binfmt_misc.c is also in the group chat, along with all of these absolutely essential besties:

• struct binfmt_misc_flag(9)
• search_binfmt_handler(9)
• get_binfmt_handler(9)
• entry_attach_interpreter(9)
• put_binfmt_handler(9)
• current_binfmt_misc(9)
• entry_select_interpreter(9)
• entry_invocation_flags(9)
• entry_open_interpreter(9)
• build_interp_argv(9)
• i_binfmt_misc(9)
• bm_evict_inode(9)
• unlink_binfmt_handler(9)
• remove_binfmt_handler(9)
• bm_unlink(9)
• bm_entry_add_interp(9)

mwah 💋 this page is brought to you by source/version ./fs and dated October 2026 — no cap, that's the footer info, and we are done. 💖🫶