mas_find_range(9)
π mas_find_range(9)
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for mas_find_range(9) β yes that's the manual name, and yes we're gonna get into it π
β¨ NAME β¨
mas_find_range β bestie. On the first call, it finds the entry at or after mas->index up to %max. Any call after that? It just advances to the next slot at mas->index. That's it, that's the vibe π¦
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void * mas_find_range (struct ma_state *mas , unsigned long max );
π ARGUMENTS π
masβ the maple state, aka the main character of this whole operation πmaxβ the maximum value to check. That's the ceiling, fr fr π₯
π§ DESCRIPTION π§
okay so important: you must hold rcu_read_lock or the write lock. no exceptions, no vibes-based workarounds π
If an entry exists, then last and index get updated accordingly β slay, they stay in sync β¨
Also lowkey it may set mas->status to ma_overflow. Just so you know π
β RETURN β
The entry, or NULL. That's the whole deal π«Ά
π SEE ALSO π
Kernel file ./lib/maple_tree.c, plus literally the whole friend group: mas_prealloc_calc(9), mas_wr_preallocate(9), mas_insert(9), mas_alloc_cyclic(9), mas_walk(9), mte_dead_walk(9), mt_free_walk(9), mas_store(9), mas_store_gfp(9), mas_store_prealloc(9), mas_preallocate(9), mas_next(9), mas_next_range(9), mt_next(9), mas_prev(9), mas_prev_range(9), mt_prev(9), mas_pause(9), mas_find_setup(9), mas_find(9), mas_find_rev_setup(9), mas_find_rev(9), mas_find_range_rev(9), mas_erase(9), mas_nomem(9), mas_nomem_nofail(9), mtree_load(9), mtree_store_range(9), mtree_store(9), mtree_insert_range(9), mtree_insert(9), mtree_alloc_cyclic(9), mtree_erase(9), __mt_dup(9), mtree_dup(9), __mt_destroy(9), mtree_destroy(9), mt_find(9), mt_find_after(9) π
and that's the page!! this one's from ./lib, dated October 2026, and it's literally mas_find_range(9) β iykyk ππ
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π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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