n_tty_inherit_ops(9)

💅 n_tty_inherit_ops(9) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — yes, the manual manual, the one your girl actually reads. this page is about n_tty_inherit_ops, and it's a short one, so consider this a lil snack break between the big scary pages. 🍓

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✨ NAME ✨

n_tty_inherit_ops — inherit N_TTY methods

like, inheritance but make it line discipline. 👑

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void n_tty_inherit_ops (struct tty_ldisc_ops *ops );

that's the whole thing. one call. no return value. no drama (well, a little drama, it's a void). 💀

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✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• ops — a struct tty_ldisc_ops — and this is where to save the N_TTY methods. it's the lil container you hand over, and it comes back with the N_TTY methods tucked inside. main character energy fr fr 🫶

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so basically: this function enables a 'subclass' line discipline to 'inherit' N_TTY methods.

that's it. that's the whole description. a line discipline can be like "i'm my own thing, but also… i would like to have what N_TTY is having" and this is the function that makes that happen. iconic behavior, no notes. 🎀

ngl this is one of those pages where the DESCRIPTION is one sentence and you're like "wait, that's it?" — yes bestie, that's it, and the manpage said it perfectly so we're not adding anything. periodt. ✨

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay this is the part where the page goes feral and lists the entire N_TTY cinematic universe. grab a beverage. 🧚

the kernel file:

• ./drivers/tty/n_tty.c

and the whole friend group:

• n_tty_kick_worker(9)
• n_tty_write_wakeup(9)
• put_tty_queue(9)
• reset_buffer_flags(9)
• n_tty_flush_buffer(9)
• is_utf8_continuation(9)
• is_continuation(9)
• do_output_char(9)
• process_output(9)
• process_output_block(9)
• __process_echoes(9)
• add_echo_byte(9)
• echo_move_back_col(9)
• echo_set_canon_col(9)
• echo_erase_tab(9)
• echo_char_raw(9)
• echo_char(9)
• finish_erasing(9)
• eraser(9)
• isig(9)
• n_tty_receive_break(9)
• n_tty_receive_overrun(9)
• n_tty_receive_parity_error(9)
• n_tty_receive_char_flow_ctrl(9)
• n_tty_receive_char(9)
• n_tty_receive_buf_common(9)
• n_tty_set_termios(9)
• n_tty_close(9)
• n_tty_open(9)
• copy_from_read_buf(9)
• canon_copy_from_read_buf(9)
• job_control(9)
• n_tty_read(9)
• n_tty_write(9)
• n_tty_poll(9)

that's the roster. the whole lineup. lowkey obsessed with how thorough this is. 🔥

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and that's the page!! short, sweet, and honestly kind of a vibe. 💜

source: ./drivers/tty — version date: October 2026 — page: n_tty_inherit_ops(9) 🦋 go forth and inherit some methods, bestie. mwah. 💅✨