: The return type (though in some implementations, it may return a pointer to the allocated page).
typedef struct labyrinth void *entrance; // base address of first page block struct labyrinth_room **rooms; // indirect index of free pages atomic_uint_least64_t version; // for atomic exclusivity labyrinth_t; define labyrinth void allocpagegfpatomic exclusive
The header begins with . In programming, naming is often mundane ( utils , helpers , manager ). But labyrinth is evocative. It suggests a data structure or a namespace that is complex, winding, and difficult to navigate. : The return type (though in some implementations,
Thus: alloc_page_gfp_atomic_exclusive = “allocate a physical page frame, using GFP_ATOMIC and __GFP_EXCLUSIVE flags, from a labyrinth allocator.” // for atomic exclusivity labyrinth_t