alloc_dbr(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 alloc_dbr(9) — Kernel API Manual 💖

okay so bestie, this is alloc_dbr(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and it's giving tiny-function-big-main-character energy. Let's get into it. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

alloc_dbr — allocates DBR memory. No cap, that's the whole job. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int alloc_dbr (u16 size );

💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

  • size — the size of the memory allocation, as a u16. It's literally right there in the signature, bestie. 🎀

🎀 RETURN 🎀

On success, you get the offset in DBR memory. If it's out of memory, you get DBR_SIZE instead. Periodt. ✨

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

  • Kernel file ./drivers/staging/most/dim2/hal.c — go peek, iykyk. 🔥

xoxo, from the ./drivers/staging/most/dim2 source corner, dated October 2026 🫶🎀

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