ata_dev_free_resources(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

ata_dev_free_resources 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for ata_dev_free_resources(9) — yes that trailing (9) is the section number, it's giving "kernel internals, not for the faint of heart" ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

ata_dev_free_resources — literally the "clean up after yourself" function: it frees a device's resources 🧹🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void ata_dev_free_resources (struct ata_device *dev );

that's it. one function, one argument, void return because it's not here to report back, it's here to release 👑

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • dev — the target ATA device 🫶 like, the actual struct ata_device * you're clearing house for. that's the whole guest list.

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so what does it do? it frees resources that were allocated to support a device's features. that's the vibe. allocated stuff in → released stuff out. main character energy for cleanup 🧚‍♀️

LOCKING: kernel thread context (may sleep 😴). no cap, it can sleep in there, so don't go calling it from somewhere that can't handle a lil nap. periodt.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

bestie the squad is huge, i'm not kidding, the whole friend group showed up 😭💀

first off, the kernel file:

./drivers/ata/libata-core.c

and now the full roll call, no skips, no cuts 🔥:

yeah. ninety-one of them. i counted so you don't have to 💀💖 they're all iconically (9) and they all ate, no notes.

and that's the page, bestie 🫶 this came to you from ./drivers/ata, dated October 2026 — go free those resources, slay, and remember: if it can sleep, put it somewhere that sleeps 😴✨

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