softleaf_is_device_private(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 softleaf_is_device_private — the "is this a device private entry?" vibe check ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to section 9 of the kernel API manual 🎀 this one's a tiny little function but she's important, and honestly she's giving "short queen, main character energy" 👑

✨ NAME ✨

softleaf_is_device_private — literally just answers the question: is this leaf entry a device private entry? 🧐💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bool softleaf_is_device_private (softleaf_t entry );

like, she takes one leaf entry and she gives you back a bool, no cap 🫶

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • entry — the leaf entry. that's it. that's the whole argument. she's lowkey not asking for much 💅

⭐ RETURN ⭐

returns true if the leaf entry is a device private entry, otherwise false. yes bestie, it's a yes/no situation, she's not here to give you a whole essay 😭✨

ngl this is the easiest return value you'll ever deal with. no error codes. no surprises. just vibes 🍓

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

the kernel file ./include/linux/leafops.h — go read her, she's iconic 📖💜

and then the whole friend group, fr fr:

like okay wow that's a lot of cousins but they're all family and you're gonna meet them eventually 💀💖

and that's the whole page bestie, go forth and check your leaf entries 🌈🫶

source: ./include/linux · version: Kernel API Manual · dated October 2026 — mwah, love u, bye 💋✨

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