find_last_bit(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 find_last_bit(9) — kernel API manual, bestie edition 🎀

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's about find_last_bit, which is honestly such a vibe. let's get into it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

find_last_bit — find the last set bit in a memory region 💖

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

unsigned long find_last_bit (const unsigned long *addr , unsigned long size );

🍓 ARGUMENTS 🍓

  • addr — the address to start the search at 👀 like, this is where you're looking, bestie
  • size — the number of bits to search 🔢 that's your search radius, no cap

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

Returns the bit number of the last set bit, or size. periodt 💅

that's it, that's the whole thing. it gives exactly what it says on the tin — no plot twists, no hidden lore. 🫶

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay so this is the friend group, the whole squad, the Kernel file ./include/linux/find.h crew — literally all of them live in ./include/linux/find.h, iykyk:

like, twenty-two whole icons. main character energy from every single one of them 👑🔥

🧚 sign-off 🧚

this little masterpiece lives in ./include/linux, and it's dated October 2026 — yes, from the future, slay 💜 bye bestie, go find those bits 🦋✨

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