is_zero_folio(9)
π is_zero_folio(9) β a Kernel API Manual moment β¨
π NAME π
is_zero_folio β query if a folio is a zero page. That's the name, bestie: it's giving literal zero-page vibe check π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
Okay so the signature is literally:
bool is_zero_folio (const struct folio *folio );
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
folioβ the folio to query. That's the one we're checking, bestie π
πΈ DESCRIPTION πΈ
This returns true if folio is one of the permanent zero pages. That's the whole tea. π΅ It's a boolean vibe check on permanent zero pages β no cap, that's it. β¨
π SEE ALSO π
Okay so the SEE ALSO squad is huge and I'm obsessed. Every reference is here, no skips, periodt:
- Kernel file:
./include/linux/mm.hβ home base π folio_page_idx(9)vma_flag_t(9)fault_flag_allow_retry_first(9)vma_kernel_pagesize(9)folio_order(9)folio_reset_order(9)folio_mapcount(9)folio_mapped(9)thp_order(9)thp_size(9)folio_get(9)folio_put(9)folio_put_refs(9)folios_put(9)vma_flags_is_cow_mapping(9)vma_is_cow_mapping(9)vma_desc_is_cow_mapping(9)folio_pfn(9)folio_mk_pte(9)folio_mk_pmd(9)folio_mk_pud(9)folio_maybe_dma_pinned(9)is_zero_page(9)folio_nr_pages(9)folio_next(9)folio_shift(9)folio_size(9)folio_maybe_mapped_shared(9)folio_expected_ref_count(9)zap_vma(9)ptdesc_address(9)ptdesc_set_kernel(9)ptdesc_clear_kernel(9)ptdesc_test_kernel(9)pagetable_alloc(9)pagetable_free(9)vma_lookup(9)vma_start_pgoff(9)vma_end_pgoff(9)vma_last_pgoff(9)vma_start_anon_pgoff(9)vma_end_anon_pgoff(9)vma_last_anon_pgoff(9)mmap_action_remap(9)mmap_action_remap_full(9)mmap_action_ioremap(9)mmap_action_ioremap_full(9)mmap_action_simple_ioremap(9)mmap_action_map_kernel_pages(9)mmap_action_map_kernel_pages_full(9)range_is_subset(9)range_in_vma(9)range_in_vma_desc(9)clear_pages(9)
π Bye bestie β source/version:./include/linux, date:October 2026. Slay and stay zero-page-aware! 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