tomoyo_collect_entry(9)
πΈ tomoyo_collect_entry β the tomoyo_collect_entry(9) era π
okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for tomoyo_collect_entry(9) β yes that's the title AND the manual name, we're keeping it iconic like that β¨
β¨ NAME β¨
tomoyo_collect_entry β the function that's literally just trying to kfree() deleted elements π«Ά
Like, that's the whole gig. It tries. No cap.
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
void tomoyo_collect_entry (void );
there she is. short king. returns void, takes void. we love a low-maintenance icon π
π ARGUMENTS π
voidβ no arguments, bestie. none. zero. the void is voiding π
β DESCRIPTION β
okay so real talk: it returns nothing. that's it, that's the description π no hidden lore, no secret return value, nothing to overthink. it does the thing and gives you absolutely nothing back, and honestly? relatable.
π SEE ALSO π
the whole friend group fr fr β first up, the kernel file itself lives in ./security/tomoyo/gc.c, and then we've got the squad:
tomoyo_memory_free(9)tomoyo_struct_used_by_io_buffer(9)tomoyo_name_used_by_io_buffer(9)tomoyo_del_transition_control(9)tomoyo_del_aggregator(9)tomoyo_del_manager(9)tomoyo_del_acl(9)tomoyo_del_domain(9)tomoyo_del_condition(9)tomoyo_del_name(9)tomoyo_del_path_group(9)tomoyo_del_group(9)tomoyo_del_address_group(9)tomoyo_del_number_group(9)tomoyo_try_to_gc(9)tomoyo_collect_member(9)tomoyo_collect_acl(9)tomoyo_gc_thread(9)tomoyo_notify_gc(9)
go read them all, i'll wait π
lowkey a whole gc saga and we're just here for the kfree() moment π
and that's the page, bestie! π§ source lives in ./security/tomoyo, this whole vibe is dated October 2026, and the page is tomoyo_collect_entry(9) β mwah, slay, periodt π
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π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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