aa_put_pdb(9)

aa_put_pdb(9) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — this page is literally all about aa_put_pdb(9), the function that puts a pdb refcount. tiny page, but the details matter, fr fr.

✨ NAME ✨

aa_put_pdb — put a pdb refcount 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void aa_put_pdb (struct aa_policydb *pdb );

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• pdb — pdb to put refcount. (MAYBE NULL) 🙈 the way that MAYBE NULL is just sitting there is sending me, but okay bestie, we move.

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

Requires: if pdb != NULL that a valid refcount be held. that's the vibe check, no cap — non-NULL pdb means a valid refcount needs to be held, periodt.

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

• Kernel file ./security/apparmor/include/policy.h
• aa_get_pdb(9)
• aa_get_newest_profile(9)
• aa_get_profile(9)
• aa_get_profile_not0(9)
• aa_get_profile_rcu(9)
• aa_put_profile(9)

catch u later, bestie 🫶 this was aa_put_pdb(9) from ./security/apparmor/include, October 2026 — slay and refcount responsibly 💖✨