__media_remove_intf_links(9)
πΈ __media_remove_intf_links(9) β Kernel API Manual πΈ
okay so bestie, today's main character is __media_remove_intf_links(9), straight out of the Kernel API Manual. it's a little kernel function with a big job and honestly? it ate. let's get into it π
β¨ NAME β¨
__media_remove_intf_links β remove all links associated with an interface π«Ά
like, all of them. every last one. bye besties π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
void __media_remove_intf_links (struct media_interface *intf );
that's it. that's the whole signature. short and iconic, no cap β¨
π ARGUMENTS π
intfβ pointer tomedia_interface. yes it's a pointer, yes you gotta pass it, yes it's the whole vibe of this function π
π DESCRIPTION π
.. note::This is an unlocked version ofmedia_remove_intf_links.
so likeβ¦ it does the same thing as media_remove_intf_links, but it's the unlocked one. meaning the locking is on you, bestie π the function is not out here guarding anything for you β it's giving "you're on your own, good luck, slay." handle your locks before you call it, fr fr π
π SEE ALSO π
okay this list is long, but we don't skip parts in this house. every single one, in order, periodt π
Kernel file ./include/media/media-entity.h
enum media_gobj_type(9)struct media_gobj(9)struct media_entity_enum(9)struct media_graph(9)struct media_pipeline(9)struct media_pipeline_pad(9)struct media_pipeline_pad_iter(9)struct media_pipeline_entity_iter(9)struct media_link(9)enum media_pad_signal_type(9)struct media_pad(9)struct media_entity_operations(9)enum media_entity_type(9)struct media_entity(9)media_entity_for_each_pad(9)struct media_interface(9)struct media_intf_devnode(9)media_entity_id(9)media_type(9)media_id(9)media_gobj_gen_id(9)is_media_entity_v4l2_video_device(9)is_media_entity_v4l2_subdev(9)media_entity_enum_init(9)media_entity_enum_cleanup(9)media_entity_enum_zero(9)media_entity_enum_set(9)media_entity_enum_clear(9)media_entity_enum_test(9)media_entity_enum_test_and_set(9)media_entity_enum_empty(9)media_entity_enum_intersects(9)gobj_to_entity(9)gobj_to_pad(9)gobj_to_link(9)gobj_to_intf(9)intf_to_devnode(9)media_gobj_create(9)media_gobj_destroy(9)media_entity_pads_init(9)media_entity_cleanup(9)media_get_pad_index(9)media_create_pad_link(9)media_create_pad_links(9)media_entity_remove_links(9)__media_entity_setup_link(9)media_entity_setup_link(9)media_entity_find_link(9)media_pad_remote_pad_first(9)media_pad_remote_pad_unique(9)media_entity_remote_pad_unique(9)media_entity_remote_source_pad_unique(9)media_pad_is_streaming(9)media_entity_is_streaming(9)media_entity_pipeline(9)media_pad_pipeline(9)media_entity_get_fwnode_pad(9)media_graph_walk_init(9)media_graph_walk_cleanup(9)media_graph_walk_start(9)media_graph_walk_next(9)media_pipeline_start(9)__media_pipeline_start(9)media_pipeline_stop(9)__media_pipeline_stop(9)media_pipeline_for_each_pad(9)media_pipeline_entity_iter_init(9)media_pipeline_entity_iter_cleanup(9)media_pipeline_for_each_entity(9)media_pipeline_alloc_start(9)media_devnode_create(9)media_devnode_remove(9)media_create_intf_link(9)__media_remove_intf_link(9)media_remove_intf_link(9)media_remove_intf_links(9)media_entity_call(9)media_create_ancillary_link(9)__media_entity_next_link(9)for_each_media_entity_data_link(9)
that's the whole page, bestie, and you read all of it. proud of you π ngl this one's tiny but it's important.
and for the credits moment π¬ β this page lives in the source directory ./include/media, dated October 2026. she's timestamped, she's documented, she's iconic πβ¨
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms