textsearch_register(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, this is textsearch_register from the Kernel API Manual — and it does exactly what it says on the tin: register a textsearch module. literally the glow-up announcement for your module. 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int textsearch_register (struct ts_ops *ops );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• ops — the operations lookup table. yes bestie, this is the lookup table of operations. 🫶

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

This function must be called by textsearch modules to announce their presence. like, it's the “hey bestie i'm here” moment for your module, and the kernel is listening. 👑

The specified &ops must have name set to a unique identifier, and the callbacks find, init, get_pattern, and get_pattern_len must be implemented. no cap, all four of those callbacks need to be there — this is not a vibe-check situation where you can skip one. 😭

Returns 0 or -EEXISTS if another module has already registered with same name. so yeah, if the name is already taken, that's an -EEXISTS moment. 💀

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./lib/textsearch.c

• ts_intro(9)
• textsearch_unregister(9)
• textsearch_find_continuous(9)
• textsearch_prepare(9)
• textsearch_destroy(9)

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mwah 💋 this page is sourced from ./lib, dated October 2026 — iconic, fr fr 🎀✨