comp_write(9)
π comp_write β Kernel API Manual β¨
Ok bestie, welcome to comp_write(9) β the Kernel API Manual page that's lowkey all about the syscall side of writing to the device. Periodt. π«Ά
πΈ NAME
comp_write β implements the syscall to write to the device π
β¨ SYNOPSIS
ssize_t comp_write (struct file *filp , const char __user *buf , size_t
count , loff_t *offset );
π ARGUMENTS
filpβ file pointer. The whole file-hookup situation. πbufβ pointer to user buffer. This is where the bytes are coming from, bestie. π§Ίcountβ number of bytes to write. Exactly how many, no cap. π’offsetβ offset from where to start writing. The starting point, the vibe check location. π
π¦ SEE ALSO
- Kernel file
./drivers/most/most_cdev.cβ yes, the whole file, iconic. π comp_open(9)comp_close(9)comp_read(9)comp_disconnect_channel(9)comp_rx_completion(9)comp_tx_completion(9)comp_probe(9)
Bestie, that's the whole page. All the flags, args, and references are right here β no crumbs left behind. π
Sign-off vibes: this one comes from ./drivers/most, dated October 2026, and it's literally comp_write(9) in the Kernel API Manual. Slay. ππ
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