STRUCT REG(9)
π struct reg(9) π
ok so real talk, bestie β this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally just one little struct that goes hard. it's giving "small but mighty" energy, no cap. let's get into it π«Ά
β¨ NAME β¨
struct reg β a register descriptor, aka the lil glow-up card that tells you everything about one single register π₯
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
struct reg {
u32 offset;
u32 stride;
u32 fcount;
const u32 *fmask;
const char *name;
};
like yes, that's the whole thing, and it ate π
π Members π
okay so here's the breakdown of every single field, bestie β nothing skipped, we're thorough in this house π
offsetβ the register offset, measured relative to the base of register memory πstrideβ the distance between two instances, but only if it's parameterized π (so like, when there's more than one of them)fcountβ the number of entries in thefmaskarray π’fmaskβ an array of mask values that define the position and width of the fields π―nameβ the upper-case name of the register π·οΈ (yes, upper-case, don't play with her)
fr fr bestie, name is upper-case. that's the vibe check on that field. π
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
- Kernel file
./drivers/net/ipa/reg.hπ struct regs(9)π
and that's the whole page, iconic and complete ππ this little gem lives under ./drivers/net/ipa and it's dated October 2026 β cute, right? ty for reading bestie, slay your kernel dev journey πΈβ¨π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms