page_counter_uncharge(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, this is page_counter_uncharge(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and it does exactly what it says on the tin: hierarchically uncharge pages. periodt. ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void page_counter_uncharge (struct page_counter *counter , unsigned long
nr_pages );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• counter — counter 😭 that's literally the whole description, bestie, no cap.
• nr_pages — number of pages to uncharge. 💅

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

the kernel file ./mm/page_counter.c, plus these iconic little references — go look at them, iykyk:

• page_counter_cancel(9)
• page_counter_charge(9)
• page_counter_try_charge(9)
• page_counter_set_max(9)
• page_counter_set_min(9)
• page_counter_set_low(9)
• page_counter_memparse(9)
• page_counter_calculate_protection(9)

byeee 💅 this one came from source/version ./mm, dated October 2026 — that's the whole footer, bestie, and it ate. 🫶🌈