make_first_field(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to make_first_field(9) from the Kernel API Manual ✨ This one is literally about one job: Make the first field of a repository node name. That's the whole assignment, and it ate. 💅

⭐ SYNOPSIS ⭐

u64 make_first_field (const char *text , u64 index );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• text — the text portion of the field. That's it, that's the vibe. 🎀
• index — the numeric index portion of the field. bestie, use zero for 'don't care' — it's giving optional energy, iykyk. 🌸

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

So what does this routine actually do? It sets the vendor id to zero (non-vendor specific) — no cap, that's the move — and then it returns field value. iconic behavior, honestly. 👑✨

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

The Kernel file ./arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/repository.c says hiii, and these related pages are also in the group chat:

• make_field(9)
• read_node(9)
• ps3_repository_read_num_pu(9)
• ps3_repository_read_pu_id(9)
• ps3_repository_read_mm_info(9)
• ps3_repository_read_highmem_region_count(9)
• ps3_repository_read_highmem_info(9)
• ps3_repository_read_num_spu_reserved(9)
• ps3_repository_read_num_spu_resource_id(9)
• ps3_repository_read_spu_resource_id(9)
• ps3_repository_read_boot_dat_info(9)
• ps3_repository_read_num_be(9)
• ps3_repository_read_be_node_id(9)
• ps3_repository_read_be_id(9)

mwah 💖 this page's source/version situation is ./arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3, dated October 2026, and it's make_first_field(9) all the way down. byeee bestie! 🫶✨