unpin_hibernation_swap_type(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 unpin_hibernation_swap_type — bestie's guide to the Kernel API Manual ✨

okay so picture this: you're deep in the Kernel API Manual (yes, that's the whole vibe, it's giving "official documentation but make it cute"), and you've stumbled onto unpin_hibernation_swap_type(9). don't panic. she's actually so simple once you get her. let's go 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

unpin_hibernation_swap_type — literally just unpins the swap device for hibernation. that's the whole thing. that's her job. no cap 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void unpin_hibernation_swap_type (int type );

one function, one int, returns void (so she gives you nothing back, she's just doing the work for free, an icon honestly) 🎀

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • type — the swap type you already got back from pin_hibernation_swap_type. so yeah, this is the little token you're handing back in, like returning a library book but make it kernel-level 📚

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so what does she actually do? she clears the hibernation pin on the given swap device, which means swapoff can go ahead and proceed like normal instead of being all blocked and awkward about it. un-pinning = un-blocking, it's that simple, slay ✨

and here's the part where you need to pay attention, bestie 👀 — if type does not refer to a valid swap device, this function does nothing. like, nothing nothing. no error, no drama, no explosion. she just quietly minds her own business and returns. lowkey the most chill function in the kernel fr fr 💀

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

okay this is the friend group, the whole squad, the group chat if you will, and yes you should absolutely go read all of them, iykyk 👑

reminder bestie: pin_hibernation_swap_type is the one who pins. this one unpins. don't mix them up or it's gonna be a whole thing 😭

and that's the page!! brought to you by the ./mm source, October 2026 edition of unpin_hibernation_swap_type(9) — mwah, go forth and unpin responsibly 💖🎀🦋🌸💅

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