vdo_get_cached_page(9)
okay so bestie, this is the vdo_get_cached_page(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally about getting the block map page from a page completion. That's the vibe. πβ¨
π NAME π
vdo_get_cached_page β get the block map page from a page completion. It's giving "grab the page out of the completion," and honestly? Iconic. π¦
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int vdo_get_cached_page (struct vdo_completion *completion , struct
block_map_page **page_ptr );
πΈ ARGUMENTS πΈ
completionβ a vdo page completion whose callback has been called. Like, the callback already ran, periodt. πpage_ptrβ a pointer to hold the page. It's the little basket where the page goes. π§Ίβ¨
π RETURN π
VDO_SUCCESS or an error. That's the whole return vibe, no cap. π«
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
Okay so the kernel file is ./drivers/md/dm-vdo/block-map.c, and the whole friend group is right here β not me listing the entire squad, but also yes, every single one: π
Block map eras(9)initialize_info(9)allocate_cache_components(9)assert_on_cache_thread(9)get_page_state_name(9)update_counter(9)set_info_state(9)find_free_page(9)find_page(9)select_lru_page(9)complete_with_page(9)complete_waiter_with_error(9)complete_waiter_with_page(9)distribute_page_over_waitq(9)set_persistent_error(9)validate_completed_page(9)handle_load_error(9)page_is_loaded(9)handle_rebuild_read_error(9)launch_page_load(9)schedule_page_save(9)launch_page_save(9)completion_needs_page(9)allocate_free_page(9)discard_a_page(9)discard_page_if_needed(9)write_has_finished(9)handle_page_write_error(9)page_is_written_out(9)write_pages(9)vdo_release_page_completion(9)vdo_get_page(9)vdo_request_page_write(9)vdo_invalidate_page_cache(9)get_tree_page_by_index(9)in_cyclic_range(9)is_not_older(9)add_to_dirty_lists(9)vdo_find_block_map_slot(9)make_forest(9)replace_forest(9)finish_cursor(9)continue_traversal(9)finish_traversal_load(9)traverse(9)launch_cursor(9)compute_boundary(9)vdo_traverse_forest(9)initialize_block_map_zone(9)clear_mapped_location(9)set_mapped_location(9)
mwah π β source/version ./drivers/md/dm-vdo, date October 2026, page vdo_get_cached_page(9). slay and goodbye π«Άβ¨
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms