wb_put_many(9)

🦋 wb_put_many(9) 🦋

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for wb_put_many(9) — it’s giving “decrement a wb’s refcount” energy, and we’re keeping every single detail. periodt. 💅

✨ NAME ✨

wb_put_many — decrement a wb’s refcount. that’s the whole name line, no cap. 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void wb_put_many (struct bdi_writeback *wb , unsigned long nr );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• wb — the bdi_writeback to put. yes, that exact one. 💖
• nr — number of references to put. like, how many refs are getting put — and the synopsis says it’s unsigned long, so we’re not changing a single character. ✨

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h is the one to peek at, and the whole squad is:

• wb_tryget(9)
• wb_get(9)
• wb_put(9)
• wb_dying(9)

source/version check: ./include/linux — date stamp: October 2026 — mwah 💋👑