klp_get_state(9)

💖 klp_get_state(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual 🌸 this page is all about klp_get_state, and it’s literally here to get you info about a system state that the given patch modifies 💅✨

💖 NAME 💖

klp_get_state — get information about system state modified by the given patch 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct klp_state * klp_get_state (struct klp_patch *patch , unsigned
long id );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• patch — the livepatch that modifies the given system state 👑
• id — the custom identifier of the modified system state 🔥

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so what does it actually do? it checks whether the given patch modifies the given system state ✅ no cap.

and the vibe check on where you can call it: the function can be called either from pre/post (un)patch callbacks or from the kernel code added by the livepatch 🌈✨

💜 RETURN 💜

• pointer to struct klp_state when found, otherwise NULL 💖

🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

• Kernel file ./kernel/livepatch/state.c 🍓
• klp_get_prev_state(9) 🧚

xoxo, signing off from the ./kernel/livepatch source/version corner 💅 — dated October 2026, and yes bestie, it’s still klp_get_state(9) 💖