seq_lseek(9)

💅 seq_lseek(9) — so you found yourself in the Kernel API Manual, bestie

okay so picture this: you're poking around the kernel, you're in seq_file land, and you need a ->llseek() method. That's literally what seq_lseek is. Let me tell you everything 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

seq_lseek — the ->llseek() method for sequential files. that's it, that's the whole vibe 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

loff_t seq_lseek (struct file *file , loff_t offset , int whence );

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• file — the file in question, aka the main character of this whole operation 👑
• offset — your new position, where you wanna be
• whence — 0 for absolute, 1 for relative position. those are the only two numbers, don't get creative 💀

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⭐ DESCRIPTION ⭐

It's the ready-made ->f_op->llseek. like, pre-built, off the rack, no assembly required. you just point at it and slay ✨

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file ./fs/seq_file.c — and honestly the whole seq_file friend group showed up, look at them all:

• seq_open(9)
• seq_read(9)
• seq_release(9)
• seq_escape_mem(9)
• seq_mangle_path(9)
• seq_path(9)
• seq_file_path(9)
• seq_put_decimal_ull_width(9)
• seq_put_hex_ll(9)
• seq_write(9)
• seq_pad(9)
• seq_hlist_start(9)
• seq_hlist_start_head(9)
• seq_hlist_next(9)
• seq_hlist_start_rcu(9)
• seq_hlist_start_head_rcu(9)
• seq_hlist_next_rcu(9)
• seq_hlist_start_percpu(9)
• seq_hlist_next_percpu(9)

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ngl, the whole hlist crew being here is giving "invited the entire group chat to the function" energy and honestly? iconic. iykyk 💜

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and that's the page, bestie! this one came out of ./fs and it's dated October 2026, filed under seq_lseek(9) — go forth and seek sequentially, periodt 🌈💖