nvram_find_partition(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so this is the nvram_find_partition(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, and she does exactly what the name says: find an nvram partition by signature and name 💅✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

loff_t nvram_find_partition (const char *name , int sig , int *out_size
);

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• name — Name of the partition or NULL for any name. so if you’re not picky, NULL is the “any name” pass 🫶
• sig — Signature to test against. that’s the vibe check for the partition 🔥
• out_size — if non-NULL, returns the size of the data part of the partition. pass a pointer if you want the size tea ☕

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file ./arch/powerpc/kernel/nvram_64.c
• nvram_pstore_write(9)
• nvram_remove_partition(9)
• nvram_create_partition(9)
• nvram_get_partition_size(9)

that’s the whole page, bestie 🫶 source/version: ./arch/powerpc/kernel; date: October 2026. periodt. 💅