wait_for_space(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 wait_for_space(9) — Kernel API Manual, bestie edition ✨

Okay so real talk: this is wait_for_space from section 9 of the Kernel API Manual, and she is exactly what her name says. A little helper that patiently waits for room in a ring buffer. Iconic behavior honestly. Let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

wait_for_space — check ring buffer free space. That's it, that's the whole gig 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int wait_for_space (struct fb_info *info , u32 space );

Literally just that. She takes two things and returns an int. No cap 🧚

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • info — okay so the manpage itself says -- undescribed -- and I'm not gonna lie to you bestie, that's all we get 😭 the original page gives us nothing here, so I'm giving you nothing here either. We respect the source. She's a mystery. Main character energy fr.
  • space — the amount of ringbuffer space needed, and it's measured in bytes. That's the whole vibe check right there ✨

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So what does she do? The function waits until a free space from the ringbuffer is available. That's the tea, that's the function, periodt 💅

Like, you want space in the ringbuffer? She'll wait for it. The space you passed in — in bytes — is the amount she's waiting on. Standing there. Being patient. An absolute queen 👑

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

The Kernel file, exactly where she lives:

./drivers/video/fbdev/i810/i810_accel.c

And her whole friend group, all in section 9:

Go say hi to all of them, they're lowkey iconic 🌈

ngl if you got here looking for lore about info, the page genuinely says -- undescribed --. Not my fault bestie, I'm just the messenger 💀

Okay that's the whole page!! This little gem lives under ./drivers/video/fbdev/i810, and the manual dates her to October 2026 — wait_for_space(9), forever and always. Mwah 💋🎀✨

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