hlist_nulls_pprev_rcu(9)

💅 hlist_nulls_pprev_rcu 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual 🌸 — this one's a tiny little one-liner legend from the kernel's RCU hlist-nulls corner, and honestly? iconic. let's get into it ✨

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✨ NAME ✨

hlist_nulls_pprev_rcu — returns the dereferenced pprev of @node. 🫶 that's it, that's the whole gig. short king energy, fr fr.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

hlist_nulls_pprev_rcu (node );

lowkey no cap, that's the exact call right there ⭐

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✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• node — element of the list. 💖 that's your main character right there — hand it over and you get the pprev back, dereferenced and all.

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✨ SEE ALSO ✨

okay so the whole squad lives in the kernel file ./include/linux/rculist_nulls.h 📁 — go say hi to these besties too:

• hlist_nulls_del_init_rcu(9)
• hlist_nulls_first_rcu(9)
• hlist_nulls_next_rcu(9)
• hlist_nulls_del_rcu(9)
• hlist_nulls_add_head_rcu(9)
• hlist_nulls_add_tail_rcu(9)
• hlist_nulls_replace_rcu(9)
• hlist_nulls_replace_init_rcu(9)
• hlist_nulls_for_each_entry_rcu(9)
• hlist_nulls_for_each_entry_safe(9)

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💀 reminder bestie: this is kernel RCU territory — pprev dereferencing is doing the absolute most under the hood, so respect the vibe check of the locking rules, iykyk 🔥

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and that's the whole page, periodt 🎀 source is ./include/linux, dated October 2026 — mwah, slay, go read the whole rculist_nulls.h file, it ate 💅✨🦋