file_ref_read(9)

💖 file_ref_read(9) 💖

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🌸 NAME 🌸

file_ref_read — read the number of file references. no cap, that's the whole assignment. 💅

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

unsigned long file_ref_read (file_ref_t *ref );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• ref — pointer to the reference count. that's it, that's the arg. 🫶

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

The number of held references, fr fr: 0 ... N. iconic range, honestly. 💖

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file ./include/linux/file_ref.h plus the whole friend group:

• file_ref_init(9)
• file_ref_get(9)
• file_ref_inc(9)
• file_ref_put(9)
• file_ref_put_close(9)

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