sys_set_robust_list(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… sys_set_robust_list(9) β€” the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition πŸŽ€

okay so picture this: you're deep in the kernel API manual (yes, that manual, the 9 section one, the cool one) and you stumble on sys_set_robust_list. she's giving "quiet icon" energy and honestly? obsessed. let's get into it ✨


🌸 NAME 🌸

sys_set_robust_list β€” literally just sets the robust-futex list head of a task. that's it. that's the whole vibe. πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

long sys_set_robust_list (struct robust_list_head __user * head , size_t len );

not me dropping the exact signature because precision is everything, periodt πŸ”₯


⭐ ARGUMENTS ⭐

  • head β€” pointer to the list-head. yep, the actual head, the main character of this whole operation πŸ‘‘
  • len β€” length of the list-head, as userspace expects. key phrase right there bestie, uppercase expectations are so real 🫢

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈


πŸ’€ real talk though: everything above is from the page as written. no extra lore, no invented behaviour, i'm not out here making things up. if it's not in the original, it's not in here. periodt.

and that's the whole page, bestie πŸ’– cute little sign-off time: this lived in the ./kernel/futex directory and is dated October 2026 β€” she's fresh, she's futex-adjacent, she's slaying. πŸŽ€βœ¨πŸ¦‹

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