rcu_replace_pointer_rtnl(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

🎀 rcu_replace_pointer_rtnl(9) 🎀

okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for this absolute icon. bestie, we're doing pointer replacement under rtnl_lock, and yes it's giving kernel-core. 💅

✨ NAME ✨

rcu_replace_pointer_rtnl — replace an RCU pointer under rtnl_lock, returning its old value 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

rcu_replace_pointer_rtnl (rp , p );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • rp — the RCU pointer, whose value is returned 👑
  • p — a regular pointer 🌈

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so this function performs a replacement under rtnl_lock, where rp is an RCU-annotated pointer. the old value of rp is returned, and rp is set to p. literally that's the whole vibe. 💫

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file ./include/linux/rtnetlink.h plus these absolute legends:

mwah 💋 this page is from the Kernel API Manual, source/version ./include/linux, October 2026 edition, and it's literally called rcu_replace_pointer_rtnl(9). bye bestie 🫶✨

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