calipso_doi_free_rcu(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ calipso_doi_free_rcu(9) ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for calipso_doi_free_rcu β€” yes that is a whole mouthful, yes we are gonna get through it together πŸ’…

πŸŽ€ NAME πŸŽ€

calipso_doi_free_rcu β€” frees a DOI definition via the RCU pointer, no cap 🫢

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void calipso_doi_free_rcu (struct rcu_head *entry );

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • entry β€” the entry's RCU field. that's literally it, that's the whole mood πŸ¦‹

πŸ’– DESCRIPTION πŸ’–

so this function is designed to be used as a callback to the call_rcu function β€” like, that's its whole personality ✨ the point is that the memory allocated to the DOI definition can be released safely. RCU said "not until the readers are done" and this function said "bet" 🫑

πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘

kernel file ./net/ipv6/calipso.c β€” and here's the whole friend group, bestie, every single one of them πŸ₯°


and that's the page, bestie πŸ’œ this iconic little number is from the ./net/ipv6 source, dated October 2026 β€” go forth, free your DOIs, stay safe out there πŸ˜­πŸŽ€

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