__ntfs_malloc(9)

✨ __ntfs_malloc(9) ✨

okay bestie, this one is straight from the Kernel API Manual — yes, that's the manual name — and it's all about __ntfs_malloc. lowkey iconic kernel memory behavior, no cap 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

__ntfs_malloc — allocate memory in multiples of pages 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void * __ntfs_malloc (unsigned long size , gfp_t gfp_mask );

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• size — number of bytes to allocate
• gfp_mask — extra flags for the allocator

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Internal function. You probably want ntfs_malloc_nofs... 👀

It allocates size bytes of memory, rounded up to multiples of PAGE_SIZE, and returns a pointer to the allocated memory. ✨

If there was insufficient memory to complete the request, it returns NULL. Depending on gfp_mask, the allocation may be guaranteed to succeed. 🔥

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file ./fs/ntfs/malloc.h
• ntfs_malloc_nofs(9)
• ntfs_malloc_nofs_nofail(9)

cute little sign-off: source/version is ./fs/ntfs, dated October 2026, for __ntfs_malloc(9) — mwah 💋