nft_data_release(9)

💖 nft_data_release(9) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the nft_data_release(9) page — this is a Kernel API Manual moment, and honestly? it's a short one, so we're gonna soak up every crumb ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

nft_data_release — the function that lets a nft_data item go 🦋 (release a nft_data item, no cap)

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

void nft_data_release (const struct nft_data *data , enum nft_data_types
type );

like, that's the whole signature. void return, so nothing comes back at you — it just does the thing 🫶

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⭐ ARGUMENTS ⭐

• data — the struct nft_data you want to release, bestie. that's the thing getting set free 💅
• type — the type of that data. yes, it matters. keep reading 👀

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🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

okay so this is where it gets good. nft_data_release releases a nft_data item. periodt.

but here's the tea: NFT_DATA_VALUE types can be silently discarded 😌 — like, nothing to do, they just vibe away. all others, though? they need to be released by calling this function. no shortcuts, no skipping, iykyk 💀

like literally don't forget the non-NFT_DATA_VALUE ones bestie, they're not gonna free themselves 🙈

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

the Kernel file lives at ./net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c and it's giving main character energy. go say hi to its friends too 💜:

• nft_register_expr(9)
• nft_unregister_expr(9)
• nft_data_hold(9)
• nft_register_obj(9)
• nft_unregister_obj(9)
• nft_parse_u32_check(9)
• nft_dump_register(9)
• nft_data_init(9)

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and that's the whole page, bestie 🌈 this lil icon comes from ./net/netfilter and it's dated October 2026 — so yeah, we're reading from the future, lowkey iconic 🎀✨ slay! 💅🌟