rpc_release_client(9)

💅 rpc_release_client(9) — a Kernel API Manual moment 🎀

okay so bestie, welcome to rpc_release_client, page 9 of the Kernel API Manual. yes we're in kernel-land. yes it's a whole vibe. let's get into it ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

rpc_release_client — release a reference on an rpc_clnt

like, you're giving the reference back. returning it to the library, if you will. no cap.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void rpc_release_client (struct rpc_clnt *clnt );

that's it. that's the whole signature. void return, so it doesn't hand you anything back — it just does the thing. main character energy fr 💅

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• clnt — the rpc_clnt you're releasing. that's the one, bestie. the client struct in question. hand it over 🫶

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so here's the tea ☕ — this function pairs with rpc_hold_client. think of it like the matching set, the bestie bracelet of kernel refcounting. one holds, one releases. iconic behavior honestly.

and then: the rpc_clnt's resources get freed once its reference count drops to zero. 🔥 like, once it hits zero, not before. the count is the whole thing — when it's gone, it's gone, and the resources are freed. periodt.

⚠️ lowkey important: this is a release, so it's the counterpart to a hold. the count has to actually reach zero before anything gets freed — that's the rule, don't come for me 💀

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./net/sunrpc/clnt.c
• rpc_create(9)
• rpc_clone_client(9)
• rpc_clone_client_set_auth(9)
• rpc_switch_client_transport(9)
• rpc_clnt_iterate_for_each_xprt(9)
• rpc_cancel_tasks(9)
• rpc_hold_client(9)
• rpc_bind_new_program(9)
• rpc_run_task(9)
• rpc_call_sync(9)
• rpc_call_async(9)
• rpc_run_bc_task(9)
• rpc_prepare_reply_pages(9)
• rpc_peeraddr(9)
• rpc_peeraddr2str(9)
• rpc_localaddr(9)
• rpc_net_ns(9)
• rpc_max_payload(9)
• rpc_max_bc_payload(9)
• rpc_force_rebind(9)
• rpc_clnt_test_and_add_xprt(9)
• rpc_clnt_setup_test_and_add_xprt(9)
• rpc_clnt_add_xprt(9)

like, go read the whole friend group, iykyk 🧚💜

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and that's the page, bestie!! 🌟 this lil gem lives in ./net/sunrpc and it's stamped October 2026 — mwah, sending you off with a rpc_release_client(9) and a 🍓. slay responsibly 💅✨