kasprintf_strarray(9)
β¨ kasprintf_strarray β¨
okay so bestie, this is kasprintf_strarray from the Kernel API Manual β the function that allocates and fills an array of sequential strings. no cap, it's giving allocator main character energy π
π οΈ SYNOPSIS π οΈ
char ** kasprintf_strarray (gfp_t gfp , const char *prefix , size_t n );
π ARGUMENTS π
gfpβ flags for the slab allocator. literally the memory-allocation vibe check β¨prefixβ prefix to be used. it's the starter text, the little intro before the pattern does its thing π¦nβ number of strings to be allocated and filled. count 'em, bestie π’
π DESCRIPTION π
So what it does: it allocates and fills n strings using pattern "s-zu", where prefix is provided by caller. obsessed with the consistency, honestly πΈ
bestie, the caller is responsible to free them with kfree_strarray after use. don't leave them hanging β that's not the move π
It returns an array of strings, or NULL when memory can't be allocated. periodt π
π SEE ALSO π
- Kernel file
./lib/string_helpers.cstring_get_size(9) parse_int_array_user(9)string_unescape(9)string_escape_mem(9)kfree_strarray(9)skip_spaces(9)strim(9)sysfs_streq(9)match_string(9)__sysfs_match_string(9)strreplace(9)memcpy_and_pad(9)
with love from ./lib, the October 2026 edition, serving kasprintf_strarray(9) vibes. mwah π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms