tomoyo_memory_free(9)

💖 tomoyo_memory_free(9) 💖

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual bestie — yes, the kernel one, we're in the deep end today and honestly? we're thriving 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

tomoyo_memory_free — literally just frees memory for elements. that's the whole vibe 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void tomoyo_memory_free (void *ptr );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• ptr — a pointer to allocated memory. that's it, that's the arg 🦋

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💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

Returns nothing. no return value, no little gift, nothing comes back. it's giving void energy 😌

Also, key detail incoming — the caller holds the tomoyo_policy_lock mutex. so like, whoever's calling this is already holding that lock. noted. locked in. literally 🔥

ngl bestie, don't forget about the tomoyo_policy_lock mutex situation — the caller holds it, that's the deal 💀

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

check out the kernel file ./security/tomoyo/gc.c and these iconic siblings 👑:

• 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_collect_entry(9)
• tomoyo_gc_thread(9)
• tomoyo_notify_gc(9)

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and that's the whole page bestie, we ate and left no crumbs 🍓

okay so the sign-off crumbs: this one lives over in ./security/tomoyo and it's dated October 2026 — future-coded of it honestly ⭐ bye pookie, go free some memory responsibly 💖🧚