plist_for_each(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ plist_for_each(9) — the kernel API manual, bestie edition ✨

Okay so real talk, this is a page from the Kernel API Manual and it's about plist_for_each, which is literally the little loop that walks your plist for you. It's short, it's sweet, and it's giving "tiny but essential" energy. Let's go 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

plist_for_each — iterate over the plist. That's it, that's the whole job. She loops, she iterates, she slays. ✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

plist_for_each (pos , head );

No cap, that's the whole signature. Two things go in, and the loop does its thing. 🎀

💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

  • pos — the type * you're using as your loop counter. She's the main character of the loop, keeping track of where you are rn. 🌀
  • head — the head of your list. This is where the whole vibe starts, iykyk. 👑

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Bestie, there's a whole friend group here, all chillin' in the kernel file ./include/linux/plist.h:

Like, the whole squad is documented, so go read them too. Obsessed with a complete reference section honestly 🫶

Heads up bestie: this page is just the loop macro itself — the deets on the plist structures live in those SEE ALSO pages, so don't come for me if you wanted a field-by-field breakdown. 💀

And that's the whole page! 🎀 Source/version vibes: she lives in ./include/linux and the date on this one is October 2026 — so yeah, mark your calendar bestie, this page is from the future and she ate. 🦋✨💜

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