STRUCT GCOV_CTR_INFO(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual glow-up for struct gcov_ctr_info(9) — it's literally information about counters for a single function, no cap. ✨

💅 SYNOPSIS 💅

struct gcov_ctr_info {
    unsigned int num;
    gcov_type *values;
 };

🎀 Members 🎀

• num — the number of counter values for this type. periodt. 💅
• values — array of counter values for this type. slay. 🦋

🌈 Description 🌈

This data is generated by gcc during compilation, and it does not change at run-time — with the exception of the values array, which is lowkey the only one allowed to move. 👑

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file: ./kernel/gcov/gcc_4_7.c — that's the spot. Now the whole squad, fr fr:

• struct gcov_fn_info(9)
• struct gcov_info(9)
• gcov_info_filename(9)
• gcov_info_version(9)
• gcov_info_next(9)
• gcov_info_link(9)
• gcov_info_unlink(9)
• gcov_info_within_module(9)
• gcov_info_reset(9)
• gcov_info_is_compatible(9)
• gcov_info_add(9)
• gcov_info_dup(9)
• gcov_info_free(9)
• convert_to_gcda(9)

and that's the tea ☕ this lil' page is from ./kernel/gcov, dated October 2026, and it's literally struct gcov_ctr_info(9) 💜🫶