nilfs_palloc...ailable_slot(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 NAME

nilfs_palloc_find_available_slot — bestie, this is the one that goes hunting for an available slot in a group ✨

🎀 SYNOPSIS

int nilfs_palloc_find_available_slot (unsigned char *bitmap , unsigned long target , unsigned int bsize , spinlock_t *lock , bool wrap );

🌸 ARGUMENTS

  • bitmap — the bitmap of the group. yeah. the actual map of bits. it's giving "where the free seats are" 💖
  • target — the offset number of an entry in the group, aka your start point. like, begin the search here, queen 👑
  • bsize — size in bits. that's it, that's the number 🌈
  • lock — a spin lock protecting the bitmap. do not forget this one, fr fr, it's literally guarding the bitmap for you 🫶
  • wrap — whether to wrap around. yes or no. circle back or don't 🔁

⭐ RETURN

Returns the offset number within the group of the found free entry 💫 … or -ENOSPC if it's not found 😭 (no free seats, soz).

🦋 SEE ALSO

Kernel file ./fs/nilfs2/alloc.c — and like, the whole extended fam 🧚, all of these icons:

okay that's the whole page, no notes 💅 this one lives in ./fs/nilfs2 and it's dated October 2026, so yeah, future-coded of it 🌸 stay slay, go find those free slots, mwah 🎀💖

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