parameq(9)

💅 parameq(9) — like, the Kernel API Manual, bestie 🎀

okay so picture this: you're in the kernel, you've got two parameter name strings, and you just need to know — do these two things match or not? That's parameq, and honestly? she ate. ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

parameq — checks if two parameter names match 💖

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool parameq (const char *name1 , const char *name2 );

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• name1 — parameter name 1. yeah. the first one. 🫶
• name2 — parameter name 2. the other one. you got this. 💜

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👑 RETURN 👑

Returns true if the two parameter names are equal. 🔥

And here's the iconic part, the detail that makes her special: dashes (-) are considered equal to underscores (_). no cap. so like, foo-bar and foo_bar? same vibe. main character behavior honestly. 💅✨

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

so many friends, so much lore, iykyk 🧚‍♀️

• Kernel file ./include/linux/moduleparam.h
• module_param(9)
• module_param_unsafe(9)
• module_param_named(9)
• module_param_named_unsafe(9)
• module_param_cb(9)
• core_param_cb(9)
• postcore_param_cb(9)
• arch_param_cb(9)
• subsys_param_cb(9)
• fs_param_cb(9)
• device_param_cb(9)
• late_param_cb(9)
• core_param(9)
• core_param_unsafe(9)
• __core_param_cb(9)
• module_param_string(9)
• parameqn(9)
• module_param_array(9)
• module_param_array_named(9)
• module_param_hw_named(9)
• module_param_hw_array(9)

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🎀 source vibes live in ./include/linux, dated October 2026 — slay, mwah, go read some more manpages, ily 💖💅🦋