nilfs_palloc...t_blockgroup(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… nilfs_palloc_init_blockgroup β€” NAME ✨

okay so bestie, this one is nilfs_palloc_init_blockgroup β€” it's the lil setup function that initializes the private variables for the allocator πŸŽ€ and yes, we're in the Kernel API Manual, so put your kernel hat on, it's giving very "deep in fs/nilfs2" energy 🌸


🌈 SYNOPSIS

int nilfs_palloc_init_blockgroup (struct inode *inode , unsigned int entry_size );

literally that's it, that's the whole vibe check πŸ‘‘


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS

  • inode β€” the inode of the metadata file that's using this allocator, like that's the main character of this operation πŸ’–
  • entry_size β€” the size of the persistent object, no cap, that's the number you gotta hand over πŸ™ˆ

⭐ RETURN

0 on success, or a negative error code on failure 😭 like if it comes back negative, something went wrong, periodt πŸ’€


🧚 SEE ALSO

bestie there are SO many siblings in this family, buckle up πŸ’… all of these live in the Kernel file ./fs/nilfs2/alloc.c:

ok that's the whole squad, go read them all, iykyk 🫢

πŸŽ€ cute sign-off

this lil page comes to you from the source ./fs/nilfs2 and it's dated October 2026 ⭐ so like, very future, very slay β€” and the page itself answers to the name nilfs_palloc...t_blockgroup(9) if u ever need to find it again πŸ’œ bye bestie, go initialize some blockgroups πŸ”₯

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