STRUCT TS_OPS(9)

💖 NAME 💖

struct ts_ops — search module operations. Yep bestie, this is the struct ts_ops(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally the struct that describes how a search module does its whole thing. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

okay so here's the full struct, exactly as it is:

       struct ts_ops {
           const char              *name;
           struct ts_config *      (*init)(const void *, unsigned int, gfp_t,
       int);
           unsigned int            (*find)(struct ts_config *, struct ts_state
       *);
           void (*destroy)(struct ts_config *);
           void *                  (*get_pattern)(struct ts_config *);
           unsigned int            (*get_pattern_len)(struct ts_config *);
           struct module           *owner;
           struct list_head        list;
        };

🌸 Members 🌸

• name — name of search algorithm 💫
• init — initialization function to prepare a search. It's the get-ready-for-me function.
• find — find the next occurrence of the pattern. this one's the main character fr fr.
• destroy — destroy algorithm specific parts of a search configuration. clean it up, no leftovers.
• get_pattern — return head of pattern.
• get_pattern_len — return length of pattern.
• owner — module reference to algorithm.
• list — list to search.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file ./include/linux/textsearch.h — plus these iconic cross-references, iykyk:

• struct ts_state(9)
• struct ts_config(9)
• textsearch_next(9)
• textsearch_find(9)
• textsearch_get_pattern(9)
• textsearch_get_pattern_len(9)

That's the whole vibe check, bestie. Source/version: ./include/linux · Date: October 2026 · manual page: struct ts_ops(9). Bye, ily! 🫶💅