ntfs_malloc_nofs(9)

💖 ntfs_malloc_nofs(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — this is the glow-up page for ntfs_malloc_nofs, and honestly it's giving ✨ "small function, big page-aligned energy" ✨. Let's get into it 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

ntfs_malloc_nofs — allocate memory in multiples of pages 🦋

like, it grabs you some RAM, but it rounds up to whole pages. no cap. 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void * ntfs_malloc_nofs (unsigned long size );

that's the whole vibe. one argument, returns a pointer. iconic. 👑

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🍓 ARGUMENTS 🍓

• size — the number of bytes you wanna allocate, bestie. that's it, that's the parameter 🫶

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💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so here's the tea ☕ — ntfs_malloc_nofs allocates size bytes of memory, but it rounds that up to multiples of PAGE_SIZE, and then hands you back a pointer to the allocated memory. literally that simple. 🌈

and if there wasn't enough memory to complete the request? it returns NULL. 😭 no memory, no pointer, that's the rule. not me being dramatic, that's just the spec fr fr.

⚠️ heads up bestie: getting NULL back means the allocation failed. always check, okay? don't just vibe-check your pointer and move on 💀

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🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

• Kernel file ./fs/ntfs/malloc.h __ntfs_malloc(9)
• ntfs_malloc_nofs_nofail(9) 👀 (yes, the name says it all — the no-fail sibling)

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and that's the page!! 🎀 this lil beauty lives under ./fs/ntfs in the kernel tree, and this particular edition is dated October 2026 — so like, mark your calendars, timestamp your screenshots, whatever you gotta do 📸💖 mwah, go forth and allocate responsibly 💅✨🦋