ENUM MOST_CHANNEL_DATA_TYPE(9)
π enum most_channel_data_type(9) β the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition
okay so we're diving into the kernel API manual today and the star of the show is enum most_channel_data_type β literally the channel data type. that's the whole NAME. short, sweet, iconic. β¨
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
here's the whole thing, copy-paste exact, don't @ me:
enum most_channel_data_type {
MOST_CH_CONTROL ,
MOST_CH_ASYNC ,
MOST_CH_ISOC ,
MOST_CH_SYNC
};
four constants. that's the vibe check. π
πΈ Constants πΈ
okay bestie, real talk: the original page gives us absolutely nothing on these bad boys. every single one is marked -- undescribed -- in the source. so i'm not gonna sit here and invent lore for them, that would be lying and we don't do that. π«Ά
MOST_CH_CONTROLβ-- undescribed --(the manpage really said "no thoughts, head empty" π)MOST_CH_ASYNCβ-- undescribed --(again. nothing. but she's on the list and she's slaying)MOST_CH_ISOCβ-- undescribed --(still undescribed, still valid, still part of the enum)MOST_CH_SYNCβ-- undescribed --(last one, equally mysterious, equally iconic π)
ngl the docs left us on read here β all four constants exist in the enum, but the manual doesn't describe any of them. i'm just reporting the facts, fr fr. π
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
this is the little friend group this enum rolls with β all from the kernel file ./include/linux/most.h:
enum most_interface_type(9)enum most_channel_direction(9)struct most_channel_capability(9)struct most_channel_config(9)struct most_interface(9)struct most_component(9)most_register_interface(9)most_deregister_interface(9)most_stop_enqueue(9)most_resume_enqueue(9)
go read those too, iykyk πβ¨
and that's the page!! mwah π this one lives over in ./include/linux and the version/date on the tin says October 2026 β so yeah, very much main character energy from the future. catch you in the next man 9, bestie π§π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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