assoc_array_apply_edit(9)

assoc_array_apply_edit(9) 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — this page is all about assoc_array_apply_edit, and honestly it's a little iconic. ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

assoc_array_apply_edit — apply an edit script to an associative array.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void assoc_array_apply_edit (struct assoc_array_edit *edit );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• edit — the script to apply. that's the whole argument, bestie, no hidden extras 💖

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So here's the vibe: this function applies an edit script to an associative array to effect an insertion, a deletion, or a clearance. 🫶

And because the edit script includes preallocated memory, this is guaranteed not to fail. no cap. 💅

The edit script, dead objects, and dead metadata will be scheduled for destruction after an RCU grace period. why? so the people doing read-only accesses on the array can continue to do so under the RCU read lock whilst the edit is taking place. literally so considerate. 😭✨

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./lib/assoc_array.c says hi too, along with these besties:

• assoc_array_iterate(9)
• assoc_array_find(9)
• assoc_array_destroy(9)
• assoc_array_insert(9)
• assoc_array_insert_set_object(9)
• assoc_array_delete(9)
• assoc_array_clear(9)
• assoc_array_cancel_edit(9)
• assoc_array_gc(9)

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okay that's the whole page, bestie 🎀 source/version is ./lib, and this one is dated October 2026. catch you in the next manpage! 🫶💖