curr_task(9)

💅 NAME 💅

okay so bestie, this is curr_task(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally here to return the current task for a given CPU. slay. 💖

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct task_struct * curr_task (int cpu );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• cpu — the processor in question. that's the whole vibe, no cap. 🫶

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🚨 DESCRIPTION 🚨

ONLY VALID WHEN THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS STOPPED!

like… bestie, I need you to hear me on this one: ONLY VALID WHEN THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS STOPPED! that's not a cute little suggestion, okay? that's the rule. periodt. 💀

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🌸 RETURN 🌸

The current task for cpu. yes queen, that's the whole return value. 💅

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file: ./kernel/sched/core.c

• wake_q_add(9)
• wake_q_add_safe(9)
• task_curr(9)
• try_to_wake_up(9)
• task_call_func(9)
• cpu_curr_snapshot(9)
• wake_up_process(9)
• preempt_notifier_register(9)
• preempt_notifier_unregister(9)
• prepare_task_switch(9)
• finish_task_switch(9)
• schedule_tail(9)
• schedule_preempt_disabled(9)
• preempt_schedule_notrace(9)
• init_idle(9)

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mwah 💋 this iconic little page came from ./kernel/sched, dated October 2026, and it's serving curr_task(9) energy. 🎀✨