sk_set_memalloc(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for sk_set_memalloc(9) — it's short, it's sweet, and it's lowkey important. Let's go 💅✨

💖 NAME 💖

sk_set_memalloc — sets %SOCK_MEMALLOC

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void sk_set_memalloc (struct sock *sk );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • sk — the socket to set it on 🫶

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

Set SOCK_MEMALLOC on a socket for access to emergency reserves ✨. It's the responsibility of the admin to adjust min_free_kbytes to meet the requirements — yes, admin bestie, that's on you 👑.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file to peek at: ./net/core/sock.c 👀

that's the whole page, bestie 💖 it comes from the source/version tag ./net/core, dated October 2026 — slay, stay iconic, and keep those emergency reserves in check 🎀

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