btree_free(9)

💖 btree_free(9) 💖

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual — yes, the kernel has a manual, and yes, it's iconic. bestie, we're talking about btree_free(9) today, the humble little free function for the mempool. she's small, she's simple, she's doing her job. periodt. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void btree_free (void *element , void *pool_data );

literally that's it. two args, no return value. clean. 💅

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• element — the element to free. this is the actual thing getting released back into the wild. bye girl, fly free 🦋
• pool_data — unused. that's right, it's just vibing there. it's giving "invited to the party but doesn't talk to anyone" 🙈

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

fr fr go read these next, they're the whole friend group:

• Kernel file ./include/linux/btree.h
• B+Tree basics(9)
• struct btree_head(9)
• btree_alloc(9)
• btree_init_mempool(9)
• btree_init(9)
• btree_destroy(9)
• btree_lookup(9)
• btree_insert(9)
• btree_update(9)
• btree_remove(9)
• btree_merge(9)
• btree_last(9)
• btree_get_prev(9)

okay that's the whole page, no cap. this one lives in ./include/linux, October 2026 era, and it's a btree_free(9) situation from top to bottom 💜 slay, go free your elements responsibly 🧚✨