__free_iova(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, this is the __free_iova(9) page from the Kernel API Manual — and it does exactly what it says on the tin: it frees the given iova. periodt. ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void __free_iova (struct iova_domain *iovad , struct iova *iova );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• iovad — the iova domain in question, no cap.
• iova — the iova in question. This frees the given iova belonging to the giving domain 💅

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./drivers/iommu/iova.c is the main character here, and you should also peek at:

• alloc_iova(9)
• find_iova(9)
• free_iova(9)
• alloc_iova_fast(9)
• free_iova_fast(9)
• put_iova_domain(9)
• reserve_iova(9)

💖 cute lil sign-off: source/version ./drivers/iommu, dated October 2026 — mwah, enjoy the kernel lore 🫶