binder_proc_unlock(9)

binder_proc_unlock(9) 💅

okay so this is the Kernel API Manual page for binder_proc_unlock(9), and bestie it is a tiny little unlock gremlin. no cap, it's short, but it's doing very important group-chat teamwork with its lock counterpart. 🫶

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🎀 NAME 🎀

binder_proc_unlock — release outer lock for given binder_proc. periodt.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

binder_proc_unlock (proc );

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• proc — struct binder_proc to acquire. yes, literally that. the manpage said it, so we're keeping it exactly. 💅

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

This one releases the lock that was acquired via binder_proc_lock. it's giving "unlock half of the outer-lock pair," and honestly that's the whole vibe. 🔓✨

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

The kernel file in question is ./drivers/android/binder.c, and here's the whole SEE ALSO squad, no cap:

• binder_proc_lock(9)
• binder_inner_proc_lock(9)
• binder_inner_proc_unlock(9)
• binder_node_lock(9)
• binder_node_unlock(9)
• binder_node_inner_lock(9)
• binder_node_inner_unlock(9)
• binder_worklist_empty(9)
• binder_enqueue_work_ilocked(9)
• binder_enqueue_deferred_thread_work_ilocked(9)
• binder_enqueue_thread_work_ilocked(9)
• binder_enqueue_thread_work(9)
• binder_dequeue_work(9)
• binder_select_thread_ilocked(9)
• binder_wakeup_thread_ilocked(9)
• binder_inc_node_tmpref(9)
• binder_dec_node_tmpref(9)
• binder_get_ref_for_node_olocked(9)
• binder_inc_ref_olocked(9)
• binder_dec_ref_olocked(9)
• binder_get_node_from_ref(9)
• binder_free_ref(9)
• binder_update_ref_for_handle(9)
• binder_dec_ref_for_handle(9)
• binder_inc_ref_for_node(9)
• binder_thread_dec_tmpref(9)
• binder_proc_dec_tmpref(9)
• binder_get_txn_from(9)
• binder_get_txn_from_and_acq_inner(9)
• binder_free_txn_fixups(9)
• binder_cleanup_transaction(9)
• binder_get_object(9)
• binder_validate_ptr(9)
• binder_validate_fixup(9)
• struct binder_task_work_cb(9)
• binder_do_fd_close(9)
• binder_deferred_fd_close(9)
• struct binder_ptr_fixup(9)
• struct binder_sg_copy(9)
• binder_do_deferred_txn_copies(9)
• binder_cleanup_deferred_txn_lists(9)
• binder_defer_copy(9)
• binder_add_fixup(9)
• binder_can_update_transaction(9)
• binder_find_outdated_transaction_ilocked(9)
• binder_proc_transaction(9)
• binder_get_node_refs_for_txn(9)
• binder_netlink_report(9)
• binder_free_buf(9)
• binder_apply_fd_fixups(9)
• print_next_binder_node_ilocked(9)

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source/version/date fingerprint bestie: ./drivers/android, October 2026, and this page is binder_proc_unlock(9). slay 🫶💖