vli_from_le64(9)
π vli_from_le64(9) β the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition π
okay so picture this: it's giving "Kernel API Manual" energy, the page is literally called vli_from_le64, and it's about to load a vli from a little-endian u64 array. that's the whole vibe. iykyk β¨
β¨ NAME β¨
vli_from_le64 β Load vli from little-endian u64 array π¦
like, that's it. that's the function. it takes your lil LE u64 situation and turns it into a vli. slay.
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void vli_from_le64 (u64 *dest , const void *src , unsigned int ndigits );
look at her. three params, returns nothing, absolutely iconic. no cap. π
π ARGUMENTS π
destβ the destination vli π«Ά literally where the good stuff lands.srcβ the source array of u64 LE values π (LE = little-endian, in case anyone was wondering, and yes you were wondering, bestie).ndigitsβ length of both the vli and the array π the way that one number covers both sides... efficient queen behavior.
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
okay this list is LONG and i'm obsessed, so buckle up, we're going on a tour of the whole ecc family π§ββοΈβ¨
- Kernel file
./include/crypto/internal/ecc.hβ the home base, the mothership, the source of truth π ecc_swap_digits(9)ecc_digits_from_bytes(9)ecc_is_key_valid(9)ecc_gen_privkey(9)ecc_make_pub_key(9)crypto_ecdh_shared_secret(9)ecc_is_pubkey_valid_partial(9)ecc_is_pubkey_valid_full(9)vli_is_zero(9)vli_cmp(9)vli_sub(9)vli_from_be64(9)β the big-endian cousin, the sibling rivalry is real πvli_mod_inv(9)vli_mod_mult_slow(9)vli_num_bits(9)ecc_alloc_point(9)ecc_free_point(9)ecc_point_is_zero(9)ecc_point_mult_shamir(9)
twenty (20) whole cross-references and every single one of them made the cut. no skips, no cuts, we don't do that here ππ
lowkey a reminder that this page is under the ./include/crypto/internal umbrella β that's the manual source situation, and the date on this bad boy is October 2026. put it in your calendar, screenshot it, frame it, whatever π
anyway that's the page!! go forth and load your little-endian u64s into a vli, bestie, you're gonna do amazing. main character energy only. periodt ππΈπ¦
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms