rhashtable_walk_exit(9)
π rhashtable_walk_exit(9)
okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual and honestly? it's a little cleanup queen and we stan her for it π§Ήβ¨
β¨ NAME β¨
rhashtable_walk_exit β literally just frees an iterator, that's the whole job, no cap π
π SYNOPSIS π
void rhashtable_walk_exit (struct rhashtable_iter *iter );
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
iterβ the hash table Iterator bestie. that's her. that's the one π«Ά
πΈ DESCRIPTION πΈ
so here's the tea: this function frees up all the resources that were allocated by rhashtable_walk_enter. that's it. that's the vibe check. you walked in, now you're walking out, and she's making sure nothing gets left behind like an unread group chat ππ
think of it as the main character energy cleanup step β the closing credits, the "okay byeee" at the end of the function, the part where you actually return the thing you borrowed. iconic behavior honestly π
π SEE ALSO π
kernel file ./lib/rhashtable.c and her whole friend group:
rhashtable_shrink(9)rhashtable_next_key(9)rhashtable_walk_enter(9)rhashtable_walk_start_check(9)__rhashtable_walk_find_next(9)rhashtable_walk_next(9)rhashtable_walk_peek(9)rhashtable_walk_stop(9)rhashtable_free_and_destroy(9)
ngl if you're reading this you're probably already deep in the rhashtable lore. drink some water. you got this ππ§
and that's the wrap bestie!! from ./lib, dated October 2026, this has been rhashtable_walk_exit(9) β slay, free your iterator, and go touch some grass πβπ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms