dwarf_read_leb128(9)

💅 dwarf_read_leb128(9) 💅

okay so this is the Kernel API Manual page for dwarf_read_leb128, bestie — and yes, it's giving very specific low-level energy. iykyk 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

dwarf_read_leb128 — read signed LEB128 data.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

unsigned long dwarf_read_leb128 (char *addr , int *ret );

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• addr — the address of the LEB128 encoded data. like, that's where the encoded stuff lives. ✨
• ret — address to store the result. this is where the answer gets dropped off, fr fr. 💅

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

Decode signed LEB128 data, no cap. The algorithm is taken from Appendix C of the DWARF 3 spec — very "trust the source material" of it all. Return the number of bytes read. that's the whole vibe, and honestly? iconic. 🦋

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file ./arch/sh/kernel/dwarf.c plus these related faves:

• dwarf_frame_alloc_reg(9)
• dwarf_frame_reg(9)
• dwarf_read_addr(9)
• dwarf_read_uleb128(9)
• dwarf_read_encoded_value(9)
• dwarf_entry_len(9)
• dwarf_lookup_cie(9)
• dwarf_lookup_fde(9)
• dwarf_cfa_execute_insns(9)
• dwarf_free_frame(9)
• dwarf_unwind_stack(9)
• dwarf_parse_section(9)
• module_dwarf_cleanup(9)
• dwarf_unwinder_init(9)

with love from the ./arch/sh/kernel source/version line, dated October 2026 💜✨