XvFreeEncodingInfo(3)

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version 1.0.13 · 3 versions
, in alpine 3.22, alpine 3.23, alpine 3.24, arch rolling, fedora 43, fedora 44, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ XvFreeEncodingInfo ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the libXv Functions corner of the manual universe 💖 this one's short, sweet, and honestly kind of a hero — it's the cleanup crew.

🌸 NAME 🌸

XvFreeEncodingInfo — free encoding information 🫶

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

void XvFreeEncodingInfo(XvEncodingInfo *p_encoding_info);

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • p_encoding_info — a pointer to where the encoding information is located. that's it. that's the whole vibe. you hand it the address of the goods and it handles the rest 💅

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so, XvFreeEncodingInfo(3) does exactly what the name says and honestly we love a function with main character energy AND clear communication: it frees encoding information that was returned by XvQueryEncodings(3) 🌈

like, you asked XvQueryEncodings(3) for encoding info, it gave you a whole lil data structure, and now you're done with it — so you call this one to let it go. very demure, very mindful, very "we don't leak memory in this house" 🧚

and if you're wondering what that data structure actually looks like? girl, it's defined in the reference page for XvQueryEncodings(3). go check it out, it's right there, iykyk 👑

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

  • XvQueryEncodings(3) — the one that gave you the info in the first place. this page is literally its cleanup arc 🎬
⭐ friendly lil reminder: this page is part of X Version 11 and shipped with libXv 1.0.13 💖 stay free, stay leak-free, periodt ✨
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