offset_to_ptr(9)
π offset_to_ptr(9) β like, the Kernel API Manual, bestie β¨
Okay so quick vibe check: this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and tbh it's short but iconic. It's giving "small function, big main character energy." Let's get into it π«Ά
πΈ NAME πΈ
offset_to_ptr β converts a relative memory offset into an absolute pointer. fr fr, that's the whole glow-up π¦
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
void * offset_to_ptr (const int *off );
That's it. One function, one argument, no drama π
π ARGUMENTS π
offβ the address of the 32-bit offset value π like, not the offset itself, bestie, the address of it. Read that twice. iykyk.
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
- The kernel file
./include/linux/compiler.hβ yes, that's a literal path, go look at it π data_race(9)β another manpage, go be nosy π
ngl the whole page is like three lines long and I'm obsessed with it. no cap, sometimes the smallest functions are the most iconic π§
That's the whole thing, bestie β go forth and convert those offsets π
Signed off with love from the ./include/linux corner of the kernel, version date October 2026, under the watchful eye of the Kernel API Manual itself πβ¨
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