reverse_memcmp(9)

💅 reverse_memcmp

okay bestie, so this whole page is reverse_memcmp from the kernel API manual (9), and it's basically memcmp but walking backwards. iconic behaviour honestly. let's get into it ✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS

int reverse_memcmp (const void *cs , const void *ct , size_t count );

that's the whole signature, no notes. 🎀

🦋 ARGUMENTS

• cs — one area of memory. like, a block of bytes, the first one, your main character block 💖
• ct — another area of memory. the other block. the rival. the comparison partner 🌈
• count — the size of the area. how many bytes we're looking at, no cap 💅

🔥 DESCRIPTION

so this is a cut'n'paste from the original memcmp (peep lib/string.c if you wanna see the og 👀), just with minimal modifications. that's it, that's the lore. it compares two areas of memory, but in reverse order — hence the name, iykyk 🧚

fr fr, "minimal modifications" is the whole description. the kernel devs said copy, paste, tweak, slay, periodt. 💀

⭐ SEE ALSO

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.c — this is where the vibes live, go look 🫶

aaaand that's the page bestie!! 🎀 this little gem comes from source ./drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil..., dated October 2026, and it lives in the manual as reverse_memcmp(9) — go forth and compare in reverse, you absolute icon 👑💜