boottime_store(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– boottime_store(9) πŸ’–

okay so real talk, this is a page from the Kernel API Manual β€” section 9, kernel developer vibes only, bestie. it's the boottime_store girlie and she has ONE job ✨


🌸 NAME 🌸

boottime_store β€” literally the Set function for the sysfs attribute boottime. that's it. that's her whole personality. no cap πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

ssize_t boottime_store (struct device *dev , struct device_attribute
*attr , const char *buf , size_t count );

the way that signature just sits there being all ssize_t and mysterious 😭 iconic honestly


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • dev β€” the struct device, aka the device in question, the main character of this whole situation πŸ’«
  • attr β€” device attributes. yeah, plural, don't ask, it's just what it says 🫢
  • buf β€” the buffer that contains the new attribute value. the fresh tea, if you will πŸ“
  • count β€” size of buffer. like, how much tea. the volume of the tea β˜•

πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘

bestie the friend group is HUGE, buckle up 🌈

like... the whole mesh.c extended universe came out to support her 😭 we love a community 🫢


πŸ’€ reminder bestie: boottime_store is the Set half of the duo β€” her sister is boottime_show(9) and she's in the SEE ALSO up there, go say hi πŸ‘‹

and that's the page, babe! 🧚 this little gem lives in the Kernel API Manual for boottime_store(9), source-y home being ./drivers/net/wireless/marvell..., and it's stamped October 2026 β€” so she's fresh, she's documented, she's iconic, periodt πŸ’œπŸŽ€

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