xprt_reques...eue_transmit(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… xprt_reques...eue_transmit(9) β€” Kernel API Manual, bestie edition ✨

Okay so picture this: it's giving kernel internals, it's giving SunRPC, and you and me are gonna get through this page together. It's from the Kernel API Manual, section 9. Buckle up, it's short and sweet πŸ“


🌸 NAME 🌸

xprt_request_enqueue_transmit β€” literally just queue a task for transmission. That's it. That's the whole job. Slay πŸ’…


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void xprt_request_enqueue_transmit (struct rpc_task *task );

Notice the void bestie β€” nothing comes back. No return value, no drama, no hidden returns. Just vibes and side effects 😌


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • task β€” pointer to rpc_task. Yep, that's the one and only arg. It's a struct rpc_task *, and yes you gotta pass it, no default, no shortcuts πŸ™ˆ

πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

Add a task to the transmission queue.

That's genuinely the whole thing. It's a one-liner queen πŸ‘‘ β€” you hand over your task and it gets added to the transmission queue, periodt.


πŸ’œ SEE ALSO πŸ’œ

So like, this is the part where it gets iconic β€” the whole friend group shows up. They live in the kernel file ./net/sunrpc/xprt.c and honestly? Obsessed with the lineup:

xprt_register_transport(9), xprt_unregister_transport(9), xprt_find_transport_ident(9), xprt_reserve_xprt(9), xprt_release_xprt(9), xprt_release_xprt_cong(9), xprt_request_get_cong(9), xprt_release_rqst_cong(9), xprt_adjust_cwnd(9), xprt_wake_pending_tasks(9), xprt_wait_for_buffer_space(9), xprt_write_space(9), xprt_adjust_timeout(9), xprt_disconnect_done(9), xprt_schedule_autoclose_locked(9), xprt_force_disconnect(9), xprt_conditional_disconnect(9), xprt_connect(9), xprt_reconnect_delay(9), xprt_reconnect_backoff(9), xprt_lookup_rqst(9), xprt_pin_rqst(9), xprt_unpin_rqst(9), xprt_request_enqueue_receive(9), xprt_request_dequeue_receive_locked(9), xprt_update_rtt(9), xprt_complete_rqst(9), xprt_wait_for_reply_request_def(9), xprt_wait_for_reply_request_rtt(9), xprt_request_wait_receive(9), xprt_request_dequeue_transmit_locked(9), xprt_request_dequeue_transmit(9), xprt_request_dequeue_xprt(9), xprt_request_prepare(9), xprt_request_need_retransmit(9), xprt_prepare_transmit(9), xprt_request_transmit(9), xprt_transmit(9), xprt_add_backlog_noncongested(9), xprt_reserve(9), xprt_retry_reserve(9), xprt_release(9), xprt_create_transport(9), xprt_destroy(9), xprt_get(9), xprt_put(9)

Like I said. The whole group chat. Go read them, iykyk 🫢


Ngl this page is short enough to screenshot and send to your bestie. No cap, no filler, just the facts πŸ’–

And that's a wrap, bestie 🌈 Signing off from ./net/sunrpc, dated October 2026 β€” same page title, same vibes, xprt_reques...eue_transmit(9) forever πŸ’…βœ¨

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