debug_msg(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– NAME πŸ’–

okay so bestie, this is the debug_msg(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, and the whole name situation is: debug_msg β€” it prints a debug message to stderr if debug is set. That's the vibe. No cap, that's the actual job. ✨


πŸŽ€ SYNOPSIS πŸŽ€

void debug_msg (const char *fmt , ... );

the way that signature just sits there β€” void, debug_msg, parentheses, the whole iconic lineup. Copy it exactly, periodt. πŸ’…


🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • fmt β€” okay so the manpage literally says -- undescribed -- for this one. That's not me being lazy, that's the source material, bestie. 😭 No extra lore, no invented details, just fmt and those exact words.
  • ... β€” variable arguments. That's the whole note. 🫢

πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹

  • Kernel file: ./tools/verification/rv/src/utils.c β€” yes, the path is exactly that, slashes and all. 🌈
  • err_msg(9) β€” another manual page to peek at. πŸ‘‘

okay that's the whole page, mwah πŸ’‹ β€” brought to you by source/version ./tools/verification/rv/src, dated October 2026, and yes the footer also has debug_msg(9) energy but we already folded that up top. πŸ’…

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