aa_get_ns(9)

💅 aa_get_ns(9) — Kernel API Manual era 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the aa_get_ns(9) page from the Kernel API Manual. It's short, it's iconic, and it's literally all about bumping a reference count. Let's get into it. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

aa_get_ns — increment references count on @ns

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct aa_ns * aa_get_ns (struct aa_ns *ns );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• ns — namespace to increment reference count of (MAYBE NULL). yep, it can be NULL, no cap 🫶

🦋 RETURN 🦋

Pointer to ns. If ns is NULL, returns NULL.

Requires: ns must be held with valid refcount when called. like, actually valid — do not skip the vibe check on that refcount, okay? 😭

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• Kernel file ./security/apparmor/include/policy_ns.h
• aa_put_ns(9)
• __aa_findn_ns(9)

mwah 💋 — source/version: ./security/apparmor/include, date: October 2026, and the page is still aa_get_ns(9). 🫶