STRUCT RHASHTABLE_WALKER(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… struct rhashtable_walker(9) β€” like, the kernel API manual, but make it make sense

okay bestie, so you've stumbled into the kernel API manual and the star of the show today is struct rhashtable_walker β€” the little guy whose whole personality is "I walk hash tables." That's it, that's the vibe. It's the walker. It walks. Iconic behavior, honestly. ✨


🌸 NAME 🌸

struct rhashtable_walker β€” Hash table walker πŸšΆβ€β™€οΈπŸ’¨


πŸŽ€ SYNOPSIS πŸŽ€

here's the whole struct, no cap, exactly as it is:

struct rhashtable_walker {
    struct list_head list;
    struct bucket_table *tbl;
};

two members. that's the entire thing. lowkey minimalist queen πŸ‘‘


πŸ¦‹ Members πŸ¦‹

  • list β€” the list entry, sitting pretty on the list of walkers 🫢 it's literally how this walker links up with its fellow walkers. group chat energy.
  • tbl β€” the table that we were walking over πŸ’– yes, were. it's holding onto the table you were strolling through. main character memory-keeping.

πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

go touch some other kernel files, i promise it's worth it:

  • Kernel file ./include/linux/rhashtable-types.h β€” the mothership where this struct lives 🧚
  • struct rhashtable_compare_arg(9)
  • struct rhashtable_params(9)
  • struct rhashtable(9)
  • struct rhltable(9)
  • struct rhashtable_iter(9)

the whole rhashtable cinematic universe fr fr 🌈


ok that's the whole page, no notes. everything you need, nothing you don't. vibe check: passed πŸ’€βœ¨

and that's a wrap, bestie β€” page brought to you from ./include/linux, dated October 2026, struct rhashtable_walker(9) era. slay, bye πŸ‘‘πŸ’œ

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