freezer_apply_state(9)

💖 NAME 💖

freezer_apply_state - apply state change to a single cgroup_freezer ✨ and yes bestie, this is the freezer_apply_state(9) page from the Kernel API Manual 🧊💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void freezer_apply_state (struct freezer *freezer , bool freeze ,
       unsigned int state );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• freezer — freezer to apply state change to, aka the absolute main character of this whole operation 🧊👑
• freeze — tells it whether to freeze or unfreeze, so it's basically the vibe switch ❄️🔥
• state — the CGROUP_FREEZING_* flag to set or clear, periodt ✨

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So here's the tea, bestie: this one sets or clears state on the cgroup according to freeze, and then it performs the freezing or thawing as necessary 💖🧊. That's literally the whole job — no cap.

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file ./kernel/cgroup/legacy_freezer.c — go peek at the source, iykyk 👀💅

• freezer_css_online(9)
• freezer_css_offline(9)
• freezer_fork(9)
• update_if_frozen(9)
• freezer_change_state(9)

xoxo 💅 this page is from source/version ./kernel/cgroup, dated October 2026 — catch you in the kernel group chat 🫶✨