vmballoon_status_page(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💫 vmballoon_status_page(9) — a Kernel API Manual moment 💫

okay so bestie, quick vibe check: this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and the star of the show is vmballoon_status_page. yes, the name is a mouthful, but it's lowkey iconic. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

vmballoon_status_page — literally returns the status of a (un)lock operation. that's it. that's the whole job. 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

unsigned long vmballoon_status_page (struct vmballoon *b , int idx ,
struct page **p );

like, she's a function, she takes three things, she gives you back an unsigned long. slay. ✨

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • b — pointer to the balloon. yes, the balloon. she's pointing at it. 💅
  • idx — index for the page for which the operation is performed. so like, which page are we talking about, bestie. 🔥
  • p — pointer to where the page struct is returned. you give her a spot to drop the page off, basically. 🍓

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so here's the lore. after a lock or unlock operation happens, this function returns the status of that operation — but for one individual page, not the whole batch. main character energy, honestly. 👑

and it also provides the page that the operation was performed on, handed back to you through the page argument. so you get the tea and the receipt. 🧚

ngl, the description says "on on". we're keeping it, it's canon. 😭

🌈 RETURN 🌈

the status of a lock or unlock operation for an individual page. that's what you get back. fr fr. ⭐

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

okay this list is long long, so buckle up bestie — every single one of these is invited to the group chat 💜:

and that's the whole page, bestie, no notes. 💅 the source lives over in ./drivers/misc, and this little baddie is dated October 2026 — so yeah, she's from the future, we don't ask questions. 🦋 until next time, mwah 💖🎀✨

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