STRUCT NODE_CACHE_ATTRS(9)
π NAME π
okay bestie, this is the Kernel API Manual page for struct node_cache_attrs(9) β¨ and it's literally system memory caching attributes π
that's the whole name, no cap.
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
okay so the struct is giving exactly this, bestie, and every field is here to slay:
struct node_cache_attrs {
enum cache_indexing indexing;
enum cache_write_policy write_policy;
u64 size;
u16 line_size;
u8 level;
u16 address_mode;
};
π Members π
okay so the members are doing main character energy one by one:
indexingβ the ways memory blocks may be placed in cache. that's the whole job πwrite_policyβ write back or write through policy, pick your fighter.sizeβ total size of cache in bytes, big number energy.line_sizeβ number of bytes fetched on a cache miss, very fetch.levelβ the cache hierarchy level, like which floor of the cache mall.address_modeβ the address mode. short, mysterious, important.
π SEE ALSO π
go check out the lore π
- Kernel file
./include/linux/node.h struct access_coordinate(9)
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that's the whole page, bestie π«Ά source/version: ./include/linux; date: October 2026 β bye and slay your kernel adventures π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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