skb_queue_empty_lockless(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 skb_queue_empty_lockless — from the Kernel API Manual, section 9 🎀

okay so bestie, we're hanging out in the Linux kernel API manual today (section 9, if you're keeping track) and honestly? this one's a little icon. tiny function, huge main character energy. let's get into it ✨

✨ NAME ✨

skb_queue_empty_lockless — check if a queue is empty 🫶

like, that's literally the whole job. she looks at a queue and tells you if there's anything in it. no cap.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bool skb_queue_empty_lockless (const struct sk_buff_head *list );

(yes that space before the ) is real, don't come for me, I copied it exactly 💅)

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • list — the queue head. that's it. that's the whole argument. she's low maintenance 💜

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

Returns true if the queue is empty, false otherwise. periodt.

the tea here is that this variant can be used in lockless contexts 🔥 — so yes, you're out here vibing without a lock, and that's exactly what she's built for. not me being obsessed with a boolean return 💀

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

first up, the source of truth — Kernel file ./include/linux/skbuff.h. go read it, she's thorough.

and now, the extended universe. buckle up bestie, this list is LONG and every single one of these is invited to the function party 🎉:

see? told you. whole extended universe. iykyk 💫

real talk though: skb_queue_empty(9) is right there in that list too, so if you ever forget which one is the lockless girly, just remember — this one says it right in the name 💅✨

and that's the page!! sourced from ./include/linux, dated October 2026 — so mark your calendar, bestie, she's stamped and official 🗓️💖 mwah, stan the kernel, bye 🧚‍♀️🌸

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