rsv_window_remove(9)
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rsv_window_remove(9) β from the Kernel API Manual π
okay so bestie, this is the page for rsv_window_remove(9) and it's giving "tiny but important kernel function" energy. let's get into it β¨
β¨ NAME β¨
rsv_window_remove β unlink a window from the reservation rb tree. yes, the original NAME line has that lil - - moment, iconic behavior honestly π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void rsv_window_remove (struct super_block *sb , struct
ext2_reserve_window_node *rsv );
that line break is part of the signature vibe, don't come for her π
π ARGUMENTS π
sbβ super block π«Άrsvβ the reservation window to remove. bye bestie π
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
so what it does is: it marks the block reservation window as not allocated, and then unlinks it from the filesystem reservation window rb tree. that's the whole slay π
β οΈ bestie do not forget: must be called with rsv_lock held. no cap, this is literally in the description.
π SEE ALSO π
the whole friend group shows up here, periodt:
Kernel file ./fs/ext2/balloc.c __rsv_window_dump(9)goal_in_my_reservation(9)search_reserve_window(9)ext2_init_block_alloc_info(9)ext2_discard_reservation(9)ext2_free_blocks(9)bitmap_search_next_usable_block(9)find_next_usable_block(9)ext2_try_to_allocate(9)find_next_reservable_window(9)alloc_new_reservation(9)try_to_extend_reservation(9)ext2_try_to_allocate_with_rsv(9)ext2_has_free_blocks(9)ext2_bg_has_super(9)ext2_bg_num_gdb(9)
made with π from ./fs/ext2, dated October 2026, and this whole manual page is rsv_window_remove(9) β mwah π
π¦ where this page comes from
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