nilfs_palloc..._desc_blocks(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 nilfs_palloc..._desc_blocks(9) 💅

hiii bestie 💖 welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for nilfs_palloc..._desc_blocks(9). Yes, the title really has that lil ... in it, and we're keeping it exactly like that — no cap. This page is short and sweet, so let's get into it. ✨

✨ NAME ✨

nilfs_palloc_count_desc_blocks — count descriptor blocks number

That's the function's full government name, and "count descriptor blocks number" is literally the wording here, so we're keeping it. 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

Okay so the signature is giving very specific C energy, and it goes exactly like this:

int nilfs_palloc_count_desc_blocks (struct inode *inode , unsigned long
       *desc_blocks );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • inode — inode of metadata file using this allocator. That's the input, bestie. 💖
  • desc_blocks — descriptor blocks number [out]. This is the output spot where the count goes, iykyk. ✨

💫 RETURN 💫

Returns 0 on success, or a negative error code on failure. Periodt. 💅

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file: ./fs/nilfs2/alloc.c — and then every single one of these linked pages, no skipping, fr fr:

kisses 💋 — this page comes from source/version ./fs/nilfs2, dated October 2026, and it's the nilfs_palloc..._desc_blocks(9) manual page. byeeee 🫶✨

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