ib_unpack(9)

💅 ib_unpack(9) — Unpack a buffer into a structure 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for ib_unpack(9). it's literally about unpacking a buffer into a structure, and the vibes are immaculate. ✨

✨ NAME ✨

ib_unpack — Unpack a buffer into a structure

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void ib_unpack (const struct ib_field *desc , int desc_len , void *buf ,
       void *structure );

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• desc — Array of structure field descriptions. it's giving “field description blueprint,” no cap 🎀
• desc_len — Number of entries in desc. lowkey essential, bestie 💅
• buf — Buffer to unpack from. the source of the lore 🦋
• structure — Structure to unpack into. the final destination, main character energy 👑

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so the description says — and I quote — ib_pack unpacks a list of structure fields from a buffer, controlled by the array of fields in desc.

and yes, the manpage says ib_pack right there in the ib_unpack page. not me, bestie, I’m just the messenger 💀. that is the whole description. periodt.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./drivers/infiniband/core/packer.c
• ib_pack(9)

mwah 💋 this lil page comes from ./drivers/infiniband/core, dated October 2026, and it’s the ib_unpack(9) manual. byeee bestie 🫶✨