ring_buffer_wake_waiters(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

🌸 NAME 🌸

okay so bestie, this is ring_buffer_wake_waiters from the Kernel API Manual — and its whole thing is literally: wake up any waiters on this ring buffer 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

the signature goes exactly like this, no cap:

void ring_buffer_wake_waiters (struct trace_buffer *buffer , int cpu );

💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

  • buffer — the ring buffer to wake waiters on 🫶
  • cpu — the CPU buffer to wake waiters on 🧠

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so picture this: in the case of a file that represents a ring buffer is closing, it is prudent to wake up any waiters that are on this. that's the vibe. ✨

🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

like, go look at these too, bestie — all the related lore:

Source/version: ./kernel/trace · date: October 2026 · page: ring_buffer_wake_waiters(9) — stay hydrated and wake those waiters, bestie 💋🌈
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