do_smart_wakeup_zero(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

🌸 NAME 🌸

okay bestie, welcome to do_smart_wakeup_zero(9) from the Kernel API Manual. This function is do_smart_wakeup_zero, and the official vibe is: wakeup all wait for zero tasks. no cap, that’s the name. πŸ’…


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int do_smart_wakeup_zero (struct sem_array *sma , struct sembuf *sops ,
       int nsops , struct wake_q_head *wake_q );

πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • sma β€” semaphore array. 🫢
  • sops β€” operations that were performed. ✨
  • nsops β€” number of operations. πŸ”’
  • wake_q β€” lockless wake-queue head. πŸ‘‘

πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

So the function checks all required queue for wait-for-zero operations, based on the actual changes that were performed on the semaphore array. It returns 1 if at least one operation was completed successfully. That’s it, that’s the tea β€” iconic behavior only. 😌

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./ipc/sem.c is where the lore lives, and the related refs are:

Go read them if you want the full friend-group crossover, iykyk. πŸ‘‘


okay love you, bye! πŸ’– this page’s source/version is ./ipc, dated October 2026, and it’s literally do_smart_wakeup_zero(9) β€” periodt. πŸŽ€

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