efivar_entry_size(9)
β¨ efivar_entry_size(9) β¨
okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual and this page is literally about efivar_entry_size β the icon that tells you how big a variable is π. It's giving "size check but make it kernel" and we're obsessed.
πΈ NAME πΈ
efivar_entry_size β obtain the size of a variable π
π SYNOPSIS π
int efivar_entry_size (struct efivar_entry *entry , unsigned long *size
);
That's the whole signature, no cap. int return, struct efivar_entry *entry, and unsigned long *size are all right there π₯
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
entryβ entry for this variable. It's the lil handle for the variable you're checking, bestie πsizeβ location to store the variable's size. This is where the size gets dropped off π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
Kernel file ./fs/efivarfs/vars.c β plus these absolute icons:
efivar_init(9)efivar_entry_delete(9)__efivar_entry_get(9)efivar_entry_get(9)efivar_entry_set_get_size(9)
mwah π this page is from ./fs/efivarfs, dated October 2026, and it's efivar_entry_size(9) β periodt πβ¨
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms