diff --git a/common/memory/ksm.cpp b/common/memory/ksm.cpp
index 874ebedc9..0179a2426 100644
--- a/common/memory/ksm.cpp
+++ b/common/memory/ksm.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>    // For sysconf, sbrk
 #endif
 
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
 // Windows-specific functionality
 
@@ -48,6 +47,38 @@ size_t PageAlignedAllocatorBase::getPageSize() const
 	return sysInfo.dwPageSize; // Page size in bytes
 }
 
+namespace KSM {
+
+// Windows-specific placeholder functions (no-op)
+void CheckPageAlignment(void* ptr)
+{
+}
+
+void* AllocatePageAligned(size_t size)
+{
+	return memset(malloc(size), 0, size);
+}
+
+void MarkMemoryForKSM(void* start, size_t size)
+{
+}
+
+void AlignHeapToPageBoundary()
+{
+}
+
+void* MarkHeapStart()
+{
+	return nullptr;
+}
+
+size_t MeasureHeapUsage(void* start)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+} // namespace KSM
+
 #else
 
 // Linux-specific functionality
@@ -69,6 +100,8 @@ size_t PageAlignedAllocatorBase::getPageSize() const
 	return static_cast<size_t>(sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE));
 }
 
+namespace KSM {
+
 void CheckPageAlignment(void* ptr)
 {
 	size_t page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
@@ -154,4 +187,6 @@ size_t MeasureHeapUsage(void* start)
 	return static_cast<char*>(current_break) - static_cast<char*>(start);
 }
 
+} // namespace KSM
+
 #endif
diff --git a/common/memory/ksm.h b/common/memory/ksm.h
index 7f03c9f87..2d9c272ba 100644
--- a/common/memory/ksm.h
+++ b/common/memory/ksm.h
@@ -64,38 +64,6 @@ bool operator!=(const PageAlignedAllocator<T>&, const PageAlignedAllocator<U>&)
 // Kernel Samepage Merging (KSM) functionality
 namespace KSM {
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-
-// Windows-specific placeholder functions (no-op)
-inline void CheckPageAlignment(void* ptr)
-{
-}
-
-inline void* AllocatePageAligned(size_t size)
-{
-	return memset(malloc(size), 0, size);
-}
-
-inline void MarkMemoryForKSM(void* start, size_t size)
-{
-}
-
-inline void AlignHeapToPageBoundary()
-{
-}
-
-inline void* MarkHeapStart()
-{
-	return nullptr;
-}
-
-inline size_t MeasureHeapUsage(void* start)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-#else
-
 void CheckPageAlignment(void* ptr);
 void* AllocatePageAligned(size_t size);
 void MarkMemoryForKSM(void* start, size_t size);
@@ -103,5 +71,4 @@ void AlignHeapToPageBoundary();
 void* MarkHeapStart();
 size_t MeasureHeapUsage(void* start);
 
-#endif
-}
+} // namespace KSM