request_key(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so this is the page for request_key — you're literally requesting a key and then waiting for construction 🫶. That's the whole vibe. (also hi, this is the Linux Kernel API Manual, we're in the kernel-keyring corner of the universe rn 🗝️✨)

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct key * request_key (struct key_type *type , const char
*description , const char *callout_info );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• type — the type of key. like, what kind of key are we talking about 🦋
• description — the searchable description of the key. this is the string that actually gets searched for, so make it count 👑
• callout_info — the data to pass to the instantiation upcall, or NULL. yes bestie, NULL is a valid choice here, it's giving optional 💅

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

Okay so picture request_key_tag — this is exactly like that, except it rolls with the default global domain tag. same energy, default tag, no custom tag shenanigans 🌸

ngl if you were looking for the tag-flavoured version you're in the wrong house, but if you just want the default global domain tag™ then welcome, you're home 😭💖

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./include/linux/key.h, plus these icons of the kernel-keyring friend group ✨:

• request_key_net(9)
• request_key_net_rcu(9)
• key_is_positive(9)

and that's the page, periodt 🎀 this little love letter lives in ./include/linux and the version on the label says October 2026 — go off, you theoretically future-dated icon ⭐👑💜