find_vma(9)

okay so bestie, welcome to find_vma(9) from the Kernel API Manual — it’s giving “find the VMA for a given address, or the next VMA” energy, and we’re gonna read it together. 🫶✨

🎀 NAME 🎀

find_vma — find the VMA for a given address, or the next VMA. 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

struct vm_area_struct * find_vma (struct mm_struct *mm , unsigned long
addr );

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• mm — the mm_struct to check. 👀
• addr — the address. 📍

💖 RETURN 💖

The VMA associated with addr, or the next VMA. May return NULL in the case of no VMA at addr or above. 😭👑

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

• Kernel file ./mm/mmap.c: do_mmap(9), find_vma_intersection(9), find_vma_prev(9). 🔥

okay bye bestie 💖 — this page ships from ./mm, dated October 2026, and it’s literally find_vma(9) 🌈