lockref_init(9)

💅 lockref_init(9) — like, the Kernel API Manual page, bestie 💅

okay so welcome to lockref_init(9), straight out of the Kernel API Manual ✨ grab a snack, this one's short and sweet and honestly kind of a vibe 🍓

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✨ NAME ✨

lockref_init — the little function that gets a lockref all set up and ready to go 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void lockref_init (struct lockref *lockref );

like, that's it. that's the whole signature. no cap 💅

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• lockref — pointer to lockref structure 🫶 (yes bestie, it's a pointer, and yes, it points at a lockref struct. iconic of it honestly)

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so what does it actually do? it initializes lockref->count to 1 ⭐

that's the whole personality. one field, one value, zero drama. it's giving "small but essential" energy and we respect it 😌🔥

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• Kernel file ./include/linux/lockref.h 🧚 — go read it, iykyk 💜

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