clear_page(9)
β¨ clear_page(9) β¨
okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual π this one's short but she's iconic β it's giving "one job, zero drama."
πΈ NAME πΈ
clear_page β clears a page using a kernel virtual address. that's it. that's the whole vibe. π«Ά
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
void clear_page (void *page );
π ARGUMENTS π
pageβ the address of the kernel page π like, the address. of a kernel page. she's literally just a pointer, no cap.
π DESCRIPTION π
so what does it do? it clears the page. periodt. π₯
and when we say it does absolutely no exception handling β we mean absolutely none. zero. not a single try/catch energy in sight. like, she did NOT come here to catch anything, she came here to clear a page and leave. π if something goes wrong with that address, that is simply not her problem. be so fr and handle that yourself.
π warning-ish energy: no exception handling means no exception handling. no safety net, no vibes check, nothing. handle your own business before you call her.
π SEE ALSO π
- the Kernel file
./arch/x86/include/asm/page_32.hβ go read her, iykyk π
and that's the whole page, bestie π this came from the source/version ./arch/x86/include/asm and it's dated October 2026 β mark your calendar, mwah πβ¨π§
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