STRUCT DMX_REQUESTBUFFERS(9)

✨ struct dmx_requestbuffers(9) ✨

okay bestie, so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual and it's literally all about struct dmx_requestbuffers — yes that's a whole mouthful, iykyk 💅

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💖 NAME 💖

struct dmx_requestbuffers — request dmx buffer information

like, that's the whole vibe. it asks for buffer info. slay.

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

struct dmx_requestbuffers {
    __u32 count;
    __u32 size;
 };

look at her. two fields. iconic. no cap, that's the entire struct 🎀

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🌸 Members 🌸

• count — the number of requested buffers. that's it, that's the field 🫶
• size — the size in bytes of the requested buffer. yes queen, bytes ⭐

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🧚 Description 🧚

so this struct contains the data used for requesting a dmx buffer. main character energy fr fr.

⚠️ okay but listen — all reserved fields must be set to zero. not "probably zero", not "zero-ish". ZERO. do not play with this one 😭💀

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

all the siblings in the kernel file ./include/uapi/linux/dvb/dmx.h — go say hi to the whole family:

• enum dmx_output(9)
• enum dmx_input(9)
• enum dmx_ts_pes(9)
• struct dmx_filter(9)
• struct dmx_sct_filter_params(9)
• struct dmx_pes_filter_params(9)
• struct dmx_stc(9)
• enum dmx_buffer_flags(9)
• struct dmx_buffer(9)
• struct dmx_exportbuffer(9)

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🍓 and that's the page!! mwah 💋 this icon lives in ./include/uapi/linux/dvb, dated October 2026, and she is struct dmx_requestbuffers(9) — go forth and request those buffers, bestie. periodt 🌈✨