p9_virtio_request(9)
β¨ p9_virtio_request(9) β¨
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for p9_virtio_request β this is the one that's literally just "issue a request" and honestly? icon behavior, no notes. π
πΈ NAME πΈ
p9_virtio_request β issue a request π
like, that's the whole vibe. you're handing a request off. that's it. that's the function.
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
int p9_virtio_request (struct p9_client *client , struct p9_req_t *req
);
returns an int, takes a struct p9_client *client and a struct p9_req_t *req. copy it exactly, don't @ me. β
π ARGUMENTS π
clientβ the client instance that's issuing the request, i.e. the main character doing the sending π«Άreqβ the request that's about to be issued. the thing being yeeted into the pipeline, fr fr π
π SEE ALSO π
the kernel crew, all linked up β go snoop in Kernel file ./net/9p/trans_virtio.c for the lore:
struct virtio_chan(9)p9_virtio_close(9)req_done(9)pack_sg_list(9)pack_sg_list_p(9)p9_virtio_zc_request(9)p9_virtio_probe(9)p9_virtio_create(9)p9_virtio_remove(9)
like a whole friend group of functions and every single one of them ate π₯
ngl, there are no extra warnings, exit statuses, or environment variables hiding in this one β what you see is what you get. keep the arguments exactly as written and you're golden. π
mwah, kisses, bye! π this page lives under ./net/9p and it's dated October 2026 β so yeah, she's fresh, she's relevant, and she's p9_virtio_request(9) until the very last line. ππ§
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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