bman_free_pool(9)
π bman_free_pool(9) π
ok so this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual, bestie β like, official kernel docs, but make it readable π«Ά. It's all about one little function that cleans up after you, and honestly? iconic behaviour.
β¨ NAME β¨
bman_free_pool β deallocates a Buffer Pool object. yes bestie, it's the cleanup crew, it's the "you had your fun, now put it back" moment π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void bman_free_pool (struct bman_pool *pool );
that's the whole signature, no cap. returns nothing (void), takes exactly one thing, and it's the pool you're about to yeet π¦
π ARGUMENTS π
poolβ the pool object to release. this is THE one, the main character of the call π hand it over and it's getting freed, periodt.
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
the kernel file lives at ./include/soc/fsl/bman.h β go read it, it's giving source of truth π
and the whole friend group of related calls:
bman_new_pool(9)bman_get_bpid(9)bman_release(9)bman_acquire(9)bman_is_probed(9)bman_portals_probed(9)
like, bman_new_pool makes it, this one frees it β the circle of life, fr fr π
heads up babes: this page only tells you that it releases the pool. it doesn't spell out what happens after, so don't come for me with guesses β the source file ./include/soc/fsl/bman.h is right there for the deep lore π
and that's the page!! shipped from ./include/soc/fsl, dated October 2026 β mwah, go free your pools responsibly π
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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