nlmsvc_unlock_all_by_ip(9)

💅 nlmsvc_unlock_all_by_ip(9) 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — today we're talking about nlmsvc_unlock_all_by_ip, and it's literally here to release local locks by IP address. ✨

🎀 NAME 🎀

nlmsvc_unlock_all_by_ip — release local locks by IP address 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int nlmsvc_unlock_all_by_ip (struct sockaddr *server_addr );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• server_addr — the server's IP address as seen by clients 👀

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

So here's the vibe: this call releases all locks held by clients that are accessing this host through the IP address you passed in. Every single one. No cap. 💅

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

• Kernel file ./fs/lockd/svcsubs.c — related: nlmsvc_invalidate_all(9), nlmsvc_unlock_all_by_sb(9) 🫶

xoxo, your kernel bestie 🧚 — source/version: ./fs/lockd, dated October 2026, page nlmsvc_unlock_all_by_ip(9). 💜