vcs_vc(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

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✨ NAME ✨

vcs_vc — return VC for @inode 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct vc_data * vcs_vc (struct inode *inode , bool *viewed );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • inode — inode for which to return a VC ✨
  • viewed — returns whether this console is currently foreground (viewed) 👀

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

Must be called with console_lock. no cap, that’s the vibe check 🔒

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

  • Kernel file ./drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c 🍓
  • vcs_size(9) 🧚

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