ref_t Struct Reference

Reference counting structure. More...

#include <ref.h>

Data Fields
uint32_t	magic
	Debug magic value to detect corruption.
atomic_uint32_t	count
	Atomic reference counter.
void(*	free )(void *self)
	Cleanup function called when count reaches zero.

Detailed Description

Reference counting structure.

Provides a generic interface for reference counting. Must be placed as the first element in any struct that requires reference counting.

Definition at line 29 of file ref.h.

Field Documentation

count

atomic_uint32_t ref_t::count

Atomic reference counter.

Definition at line 40 of file ref.h.

Referenced by process_kill(), ref_dec(), ref_inc(), ref_init(), vfs_get_dentry_internal(), and vfs_get_inode().

free

void(* ref_t::free) (void *self)

Cleanup function called when count reaches zero.

Definition at line 44 of file ref.h.

Referenced by ref_dec(), and ref_init().

magic

uint32_t ref_t::magic

Debug magic value to detect corruption.

Definition at line 35 of file ref.h.

Referenced by ref_dec(), ref_inc(), and ref_init().

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• include/kernel/utils/ref.h