kernfs_remove(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 kernfs_remove — from the Kernel API Manual, bestie

Okay so picture this: it's giving "delete this whole tree, actually" energy. We're in kernfs_remove(9) territory, and honestly? It's iconic. Let me put you on. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

kernfs_remove — remove a kernfs_node recursively. Yes, recursively. It doesn't just take out the one thing, it takes out the whole friend group. 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void kernfs_remove (struct kernfs_node *kn );

That's the whole thing. One argument, void return, no drama (mostly). ⭐

💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

  • kn — the kernfs_node to remove. That's it, that's the whole vibe check. Hand it over and it's gone gone. 💀

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Remove kn along with all its subdirectories and files.

That's the whole description, and tbh it ate. Not a single extra word, no cap. So like, be super sure before you call it — because everything nested under kn is coming with it. Every subdirectory. Every file. All of it. It's the main character of deletion, and the supporting cast does NOT survive. 🔥 👑

Lowkey a good moment to double-check your pointer before you commit, bestie. Once it's in there, there's no undo button and no "wait no I didn't mean it" text. 😭

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./fs/kernfs/dir.c, plus the entire extended universe:

Okay that's the whole page, you're caught up, you're so smart, mwah. 🧚 Lives at ./fs/kernfs, dated October 2026 — kernfs_remove(9), out. 💅✨
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