BUF_UNLOCK(9)

💅 BUF_UNLOCK(9) — Kernel Developer's Manual 💅

okay bestie, welcome to BUF_UNLOCK(9), straight from the Kernel Developer’s Manual. it’s a tiny little page and honestly it ate. let’s get into it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

BUF_UNLOCK — unlocks a locked buffer. that’s the vibe. no cap.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/systm.h>
#include <sys/uio.h>
#include <sys/bio.h>
#include <sys/buf.h>

void
BUF_UNLOCK(struct buf *bp);

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

The BUF_UNLOCK() function unlocks a buffer that was previously locked with BUF_LOCK() or BUF_TIMELOCK(). it’s giving “lock it, then unlock it” and honestly that’s the whole plot 💖

its argument is:

• bp — The buffer to unlock. The buffer must already be locked. like, fr fr, it has to be locked already.

🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

• buf(9)
• BUF_LOCK(9)
• BUF_TIMELOCK(9)
• lockmgr(9)

👑 AUTHORS 👑

This manual page was written by Chad David <davidc@acns.ab.ca>. iconic behavior, ty bestie 🎀

that’s the whole page, bestie. source/version: Debian, dated July 9, 2001, and the manual tag is BUF_UNLOCK(9). slay 💅💖