eventfd_ctx_fdget(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so this is the eventfd_ctx_fdget(9) page from the Kernel API Manual — and it's literally about acquiring a reference to the internal eventfd context. like, eventfd_ctx_fdget — acquires a reference to the internal eventfd context. slay. ✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

struct eventfd_ctx * eventfd_ctx_fdget (int fd );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• fd — [in] Eventfd file descriptor. yes bestie, that's the one.

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

So what does it do? It returns a pointer to the internal eventfd context. iconic. Otherwise, you get the error pointers returned by the following functions:

• eventfd_fget

No cap, that's the whole vibe. 🫶

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./fs/eventfd.c — and the whole friend group:

• eventfd_signal_mask(9)
• eventfd_ctx_put(9)
• eventfd_ctx_remove_wait_queue(9)
• eventfd_fget(9)
• eventfd_ctx_fileget(9)

mwah 💋 this page is sourced from ./fs, dated October 2026, and it's the eventfd_ctx_fdget(9) manual — byeee 🎀