gen_pool_virt_to_phys(9)

okay bestie, welcome to the gen_pool_virt_to_phys(9) page from the Kernel API Manual 💖 this one is short and sweet, but it still ate.

🌸 NAME 🌸

gen_pool_virt_to_phys — return the physical address of memory. that's the whole assignment, no cap ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

phys_addr_t gen_pool_virt_to_phys (struct gen_pool *pool , unsigned long
addr );

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• pool — pool to allocate from, bestie 🫶
• addr — starting address of memory, iconic behavior honestly

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

Returns the physical address on success, or -1 on error. that's literally it, no hidden side quest 💀

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file: ./lib/genalloc.c — go peek if you're feeling brave 🫶

• gen_pool_create(9)
• gen_pool_add_owner(9)
• gen_pool_destroy(9)
• gen_pool_alloc_algo_owner(9)
• gen_pool_dma_alloc(9)
• gen_pool_dma_alloc_algo(9)
• gen_pool_dma_alloc_align(9)
• gen_pool_dma_zalloc(9)
• gen_pool_dma_zalloc_algo(9)
• gen_pool_dma_zalloc_align(9)
• gen_pool_free_owner(9)
• gen_pool_for_each_chunk(9)
• gen_pool_has_addr(9)
• gen_pool_avail(9)
• gen_pool_size(9)
• gen_pool_set_algo(9)
• gen_pool_first_fit(9)
• gen_pool_first_fit_align(9)
• gen_pool_fixed_alloc(9)
• gen_pool_first_fit_order_align(9)
• gen_pool_best_fit(9)
• gen_pool_get(9)
• devm_gen_pool_create(9)
• of_gen_pool_get(9)

mwah 💖 that was the gen_pool_virt_to_phys(9) page, source/version ./lib, dated October 2026. byeee, go touch some memory 🌈