lockref_get_not_dead(9)

💅 lockref_get_not_dead(9) — Kernel API Manual energy ✨

okay bestie, this one is from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally about checking whether a lockref is dead before bumping its count. Iconic little safety vibe. 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

lockref_get_not_dead — increments count unless the ref is dead 💀➡️💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool lockref_get_not_dead (struct lockref *lockref );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• lockref — pointer to lockref structure 🫶

🔥 RETURN 🔥

Returns 1 if count updated successfully, or 0 if lockref was dead. no cap, that's the whole vibe check 🔥

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./lib/lockref.c
• lockref_get(9)
• lockref_get_not_zero(9)
• lockref_put_return(9)
• lockref_put_or_lock(9)
• lockref_mark_dead(9)

mwah 💋 source/version is ./lib, date is October 2026, and the page is lockref_get_not_dead(9) — periodt. 🫶✨