refcount_set(9)

💖 refcount_set(9) 💖

okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for refcount_set(9), bestie. This one is short, sweet, and honestly kind of a vibe.

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✨ NAME ✨

refcount_set — set a refcount's value. That's it. That's the whole assignment. Iconic, lowkey. 💅

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

Signature check, no cap:

void refcount_set (refcount_t *r , int n );

That's the exact call, spaces and all. Periodt.

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• r — the refcount. The refcount_t bestie in question. 🫶
• n — value to which the refcount will be set. The number it's getting set to, fr fr. ✨

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file: ./include/linux/refcount.h — yes, that exact path. The linked crew is giving kernel-header group chat:

• refcount_set_release(9) 🫶
• refcount_read(9) 🌸
• refcount_add_not_zero(9) 🎀
• refcount_add_not_zero_acquire(9) 🦋
• refcount_add(9) 💖
• refcount_inc_not_zero(9) ✨
• refcount_inc_not_zero_acquire(9) 💅
• refcount_inc(9) 🌈
• refcount_sub_and_test(9) ⭐
• refcount_dec_and_test(9) 👑
• refcount_dec(9) 💜

All of those are linked from that kernel file, and yes, every single one keeps its (9). iykyk.

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okay bestie, that's the page. Cute sign-off time: source/version ./include/linux, date October 2026, and page refcount_set(9). Stay slay, and may your refcount value be the one you set it to. 💜✨