genradix_ptr_alloc(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so this is the Kernel API Manual page for genradix_ptr_alloc — and it does exactly what it says on the tin, bestie: get a pointer to a genradix entry, allocating it if necessary ✨

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

the call is giving very much:

genradix_ptr_alloc (_radix , _idx , _gfp );

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• _radix — the genradix to access 🫶
• _idx — the index to fetch 🔍
• _gfp — the gfp mask 💅

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

Returns a pointer to the entry at _idx, or NULL on allocation failure. that's the whole vibe 😭✨

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file ./include/linux/generic-radix-tree.h — Generic radix trees/sparse arrays(9) 🌈
• genradix_init(9) ⭐
• genradix_free(9) 💜
• genradix_ptr(9) 🎀
• genradix_iter_init(9) 🦋
• genradix_iter_peek(9) 👑
• genradix_iter_peek_prev(9) 🙈
• genradix_for_each(9) 🔥
• genradix_for_each_reverse(9) 💀
• genradix_prealloc(9) 🍓

mwah 💋 source/version: ./include/linux · date: October 2026 · page: genradix_ptr_alloc(9) — periodt 💖