ipcget_new(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 ipcget_new — like, the new IPC object corner of ipcget_new(9)

okay so first things first, bestie: this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and the function we're stanning today is ipcget_new. yes we're deep in kernel territory, yes it's giving big-brain energy, but honestly? it's not that deep once you see the shape of it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

ipcget_new — create a new ipc object 🎀

like, literally that's the whole job. she makes a new one. queen behavior.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ipcget_new (struct ipc_namespace *ns , struct ipc_ids *ids , const
struct ipc_ops *ops , struct ipc_params *params );

that's four arguments, all on one signature, no cap. copy it exactly if you're typing it out, okay? 💖

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • ns — the ipc namespace. the little world this ipc object gets to live in 🏡
  • ids — the ipc identifier set. think of it as the group chat where ids hang out 💬
  • ops — the actual creation routine to call. this is the main character — the function that does the real creating 👑
  • params — its parameters. everything ops needs to do its thing 🎀

⭐ DESCRIPTION ⭐

okay so here's the tea ☕ — this routine gets called by sys_msgget, sys_semget and sys_shmget when the key is IPC_PRIVATE.

that's it. that's the description. three syscalls, one specific condition, and ipcget_new swoops in to handle it. iconic of her honestly 💅

heads up bestie: it's specifically the IPC_PRIVATE key case, so don't go thinking she handles every key situation — that's not the vibe here 🙈

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

go read all of them, i'll wait 💜 (jk take your time, that's a whole syllabus)

and that's the page!! this lil masterpiece lives in ./ipc and it's dated October 2026 — so when you're citing it in your essay or your group project or your 3am kernel rabbit hole, you know exactly where it came from 🧚💖 slay, you're welcome, mwah 💋
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