menu_get_parent_menu(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay bestie, welcome to the little corner of the kernel docs where we talk about menus 👑 — yes, this is menu_get_parent_menu from the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? She's short, she's sweet, she does exactly one thing. Let's get into it 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

menu_get_parent_menu — literally just returns the parent menu, or NULL. that's it. that's the whole gig 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct menu * menu_get_parent_menu (struct menu *menu );

no cap, that's the entire signature. one argument, one pointer back out 🦋

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • menu — pointer to the menu 🫶 that's the one you're asking about, the main character of this whole operation.

✨ RETURN ✨

the parent menu — or NULL if there is no parent 😭 so like, if you get NULL back, she's an orphan, she's root, she's got no one above her. vibe check accordingly 💀

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

and all of these live in the kernel file ./scripts/kconfig/menu.c 🌸 go read the source, iykyk 🧚

fr fr this one is a tiny function, so don't overthink it — grab the parent, check for NULL, move on with your life 💜

mwah 💋 that's the page! this cutie came out of ./scripts/kconfig and she's dated October 2026 — see you in the next manpage, bestie 🌈⭐

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