memcpy_from_bvec(9)
π NAME π
Bestie, say hi to memcpy_from_bvec β it literally exists to copy data from a bvec. This is the memcpy_from_bvec(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, and we are lowkey obsessed. πβ¨
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void memcpy_from_bvec (char *to , struct bio_vec *bvec );
The way that signature ate and left no crumbs β and yes, those exact spaces are staying, iykyk. π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
toβ the Kernel virtual address to copy to. Itβs giving destination, main character energy. π«Άbvecβ thebvecto copy from. Source vibes, fr fr. π
π DESCRIPTION π
β οΈ Vibe check, bestie: this must be called on single-page bvecs only. Like, that is the whole rule. Highkey important. No cap, periodt. π
β¨ SEE ALSO β¨
Kernel file ./include/linux/bvec.h, plus all these refs:
struct bio_vec(9)bvec_set_page(9)bvec_set_folio(9)bvec_set_virt(9)bvec_folio(9)bvec_kmap_local(9)memcpy_to_bvec(9)memzero_bvec(9)bvec_virt(9)bvec_phys(9)
Mwah π β this cutie is sourced from ./include/linux and dated October 2026, from your fave Kernel API Manual. Go forth and copy from those single-page bvecs, bestie β slay. ππ
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