nilfs_pallo...t_free_entry(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸŽ€ nilfs_palloc_abort_free_entry(9) πŸŽ€

hii bestie πŸ’– okay so we’re in the Kernel API Manual, and today’s main character is nilfs_palloc_abort_free_entry(9). She’s here to cancel deallocating a persistent object, and honestly? Iconic cancel-button behavior.


✨ NAME ✨

nilfs_palloc_abort_free_entry β€” cancel deallocating a persistent object. It’s giving β€œnever mind, bestie, we’re not deallocating that persistent object after all” energy. Periodt πŸ’…


πŸ› οΈ SYNOPSIS πŸ› οΈ

okay so the whole call looks like this:

void nilfs_palloc_abort_free_entry (struct inode *inode , struct
       nilfs_palloc_req *req );

Return vibe: void, bestie. No value comes back β€” she just does the thing. 🫢


🧚 ARGUMENTS 🧚

  • inode β€” inode of metadata file using this allocator. That’s the inode hooked up to the metadata file that’s using this allocator. She’s the context, fr fr.
  • req β€” nilfs_palloc_req structure exchanged for the removal. Yup, it’s the request struct, literally exchanged for the removal. The little request packet of the situation. πŸŽ€

πŸ”— SEE ALSO πŸ”—

Kernel file: ./fs/nilfs2/alloc.c.

Whole nilfs2 palloc friend group alert 🌈 β€” every related page is here, and yes, I kept every single one:


mwah πŸ’‹ okay bye bestie β€” this page’s source/version/date sign-off is ./fs/nilfs2, October 2026, and nilfs_pallo...t_free_entry(9). 🫢✨

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