contigmalloc.9: Note that M_WAITOK may still return NULL

Reviewed by:	markj, bapt
Sponsored by:	The FreeBSD Foundation
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D58382
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Ed Maste committed 2026-07-21 14:27:47 -04:00
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.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.Dd July 26, 2024
.Dd July 21, 2026
.Dt CONTIGMALLOC 9
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -124,6 +124,15 @@ function returns a kernel virtual address if allocation succeeds,
or
.Dv NULL
otherwise.
Note that in contrast with
.Xr malloc 9 ,
.Fn contigmalloc
may return
.Dv NULL
even if
.Dv M_WAITOK
is specified, if no physically congiguous range is available that meets the
specified constraints.
.Sh EXAMPLES
.Bd -literal
void *p;