sg_pcopy_from_buffer(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💫 sg_pcopy_from_buffer — like, the kernel API manual, bestie 💫

okay so this is sg_pcopy_from_buffer(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? it's giving "small function, big job" energy. no cap. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

sg_pcopy_from_buffer — copies stuff from a linear buffer over to an SG list. that's it. that's the whole vibe. 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

size_t sg_pcopy_from_buffer (struct scatterlist *sgl , unsigned int
       nents , const void *buf , size_t buflen , off_t skip );

literal chef's kiss signature, no notes 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • sgl — the SG list itself. the main character of this whole operation 👑
  • nents — how many SG entries there are in the list, fr fr
  • buf — where you're copying from. the source, the origin story ✨
  • buflen — the number of bytes to copy. be honest about this one bestie
  • skip — number of bytes to skip before copying even starts. like scrolling past the intro 🙈

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

so it returns the number of copied bytes. that's the description. it's short, it's sweet, it ate and left no crumbs 💀✨

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

kernel file ./lib/scatterlist.c — and like, the entire scatterlist friend group, lowkey iconic of them to all show up together 🌈

like, that's the whole squad. go say hi to all of them 🫶

okay that's the page!! it lives in ./lib, dated October 2026 — so like, future vibes fr fr ⭐ mwah, go copy some bytes bestie, you're gonna slay 💜💅

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