generic_test_bit(9)

💅 generic_test_bit(9) 💅

okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual, bestie — today’s main character is generic_test_bit(9), and no cap she’s here to tell you whether a bit is set. 💅✨

🎀 NAME 🎀

generic_test_bit — determine whether a bit is set. periodt. that’s the whole vibe. 💖

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

bool generic_test_bit (unsigned long nr , const volatile unsigned long
       *addr );

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• nr — bit number to test 👀
• addr — address to start counting from 📍

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

• Kernel file ./include/asm-generic/bitops/generic-non-atomic.h — go read the source, iykyk 🧚
• generic___set_bit(9)
• generic___change_bit(9)
• generic___test_and_set_bit(9)
• generic___test_and_clear_bit(9)
• generic_test_bit_acquire(9)
• const_test_bit(9)

and that’s the whole page, bestie 🫶 this little icon lives in ./include/asm-generic/bitops, dated October 2026, and the page is generic_test_bit(9). bye 💖