do_sysinfo(9)

💅 do_sysinfo — the kernel API manual, bestie edition ✨

okay so real talk, this is do_sysinfo(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and she's a tiny one but she matters 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

do_sysinfo — literally just fills in the sysinfo struct. that's the whole job. that's her whole personality. and she ate 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int do_sysinfo (struct sysinfo *info );

that's it. that's the signature. look at her go 🔥

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• info — pointer to the buffer you wanna fill 🫶 like, this is the thing getting stuffed with sysinfo goodness. hand her the pointer, she does the rest, no cap.

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• the kernel file ./kernel/sys.c — yeah that's where she lives, go say hi 💜
• sys_getpid(9) — her sibling, also iconic, also worth a read ✨

lowkey a reminder that info is a pointer to a buffer to fill — so pls actually give her a real buffer to point at, mwah 🙈

that's the whole page bestie, go forth and sysinfo 🌈

🦋 from ./kernel, dated October 2026 — mwah, love u, bye 💅✨