binder_node_inner_unlock(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 binder_node_inner_unlock(9) — Kernel API Manual, bestie edition 🎀

okay so you're in the manual for binder_node_inner_unlock, part of the Kernel API Manual — yes, this is the binder corner of the kernel, and yes it is a whole vibe. sit down, get comfy, we're learning about locks 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

binder_node_inner_unlock — release the node lock and the inner lock. two locks, one function, we love a two-for-one 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

binder_node_inner_unlock (node );

that's it. that's the whole call. literally one argument, no cap ✨

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • node — a struct binder_node to acquire. yes, the page says acquire — I'm just telling you what it says, don't come for me 😭🙈

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so here's the tea: this one releases the lock that you got from binder_node_lock 🫶

that's the whole description. short, sweet, main character energy, periodt 🔥

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file ./drivers/android/binder.c says hi 👋 and here's the whole friend group — every single one of them, in order, no skipping 🧚:

like I said. the whole group chat 👑💀

lowkey reminder: this releases a lock obtained via binder_node_lock. don't be out here unlocking vibes you never locked, bestie 😭🙈

and that's the page, bestie! it lives in ./drivers/android and the date on it is October 2026 — go forth and unlock responsibly 🫶💜⭐

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