handle_physi...growth_error(9)
okay so bestie, buckle up π this is handle_physical_growth_error(9), straight out of the Kernel API Manual β yes, the actual kernel manual, we're in the big leagues now β¨
π NAME
handle_physical_growth_error β it handles an error that pops off during the grow physical process π«Ά
Like, the whole vibe of this function is "something went sideways mid-grow and we're dealing with it," periodt.
β¨ SYNOPSIS
void handle_physical_growth_error (struct vdo_completion *completion );
That's it, that's the whole signature β no return value, she's a void girlie, she just does the thing π₯
π ARGUMENTS
completionβ the sub-task completion πΈ this is the completion you're handing over, the sub-task one specifically, okurrr
π¦ SEE ALSO
okay so this list is long but we respect her π everything here lives in the kernel file ./drivers/md/dm-vdo/dm-vdo-target.c, and here's the full squad:
free_device_config(9)get_version_number(9)parse_bool(9)parse_memory(9)parse_slab_size(9)process_one_thread_config_spec(9)parse_one_thread_config_spec(9)parse_thread_config_string(9)process_one_key_value_pair(9)parse_one_key_value_pair(9)parse_key_value_pairs(9)parse_optional_arguments(9)handle_parse_error(9)parse_device_config(9)get_thread_id_for_phase(9)advance_phase(9)finish_operation_callback(9)decode_from_super_block(9)decode_vdo(9)pre_load_callback(9)get_bit_array_size(9)grow_bit_array(9)allocate_instance(9)check_may_grow_physical(9)grow_layout(9)validate_new_device_config(9)write_super_block_for_suspend(9)suspend_callback(9)was_new(9)requires_repair(9)get_load_type(9)load_callback(9)handle_load_error(9)write_super_block_for_resume(9)resume_callback(9)grow_logical_callback(9)handle_logical_growth_error(9)perform_grow_logical(9)copy_partition(9)grow_physical_callback(9)perform_grow_physical(9)apply_new_vdo_configuration(9)
all 42 of them, no cap, not a single one skipped ππ
and that's the whole page, bestie!! π§ this iconic little entry comes from ./drivers/md/dm-vdo, dated October 2026 β mwah, go grow something physically π
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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