CPU_NUMBER(9)

🦋 CPU_NUMBER(9) 🦋

okay bestie, this page is straight outta the Kernel Developer's Manual and it's giving "tiny but iconic" energy. we're talking about one very specific little function, and yes, she slays.

✨ NAME ✨

cpu_number — unique CPU identification number 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <machine/cpu.h>

cpuid_t
cpu_number(void);

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

So, cpu_number() returns a unique CPU identification number for the CPU that this thread is running on. That's it. That's the whole assignment. ✨

And plot twist: it may also be implemented as a macro. cute, right? 🎀

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• curcpu(9) — go check her out too, bestie 🫶

mwah 💋 this little page was brought to you by Debian, dated April 13, 2010, and it's filed under CPU_NUMBER(9) — periodt. 🌈💜