reverse_path_check(9)

✨ NAME ✨

reverse_path_check — so like, ctx->tfile_check_list is a list of epitems_head anchoring files that have newly proposed links, and this function's whole job is making sure those links don't push any path-length bucket over its limit in path_limits[]. bestie it's a vibe check for your epoll graph 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int reverse_path_check (struct ep_ctl_ctx *ctx );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• ctx — the per-do_epoll_ctl scratch space for the loop checks and the path checks. it's literally just the lil workspace this whole thing runs on top of 🫶

⭐ RETURN ⭐

Bestie, here's the tea:

• returns zero if the proposed links don't create too many paths 👑
• returns -1 otherwise 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./fs/eventpoll.c
• busy_loop_ep_timeout(9)
• ep_poll(9)
• ep_loop_check_proc(9)
• ep_loop_check(9)

go read those next, iykyk 🧚

okay that's the whole page, no cap — this one came from ./fs, October 2026 edition, reverse_path_check(9), and honestly? iconic. periodt 💖🎀🦋