task_work_cancel(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 task_work_cancel(9) 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the task_work_cancel(9) page from the Kernel API Manual — this is the one where we yank a queued callback off a task's queue. no cap, it's giving very "clean up your own mess" energy ✨

🦋 NAME 🦋

task_work_cancel — cancel a pending work added by task_work_add() 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool task_work_cancel (struct task_struct *task , struct callback_head
*cb );

💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

  • task — the task which should execute the work 👑
  • cb — the callback to remove if queued 🎀

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Remove a callback from a task's queue if queued. lowkey simple, highkey useful — that's the whole vibe 🫶

🎀 RETURN 🎀

Returns true if the callback was queued and got cancelled, and false otherwise. literally yes-or-no, no in-between 💀

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file ./kernel/task_work.c plus these iconic functions:

with love from your local kernel bestie 💜 this page comes from ./kernel and is dated October 2026 🌈🎀✨

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