cmdq_free_page(9)
π cmdq_free_page(9) β the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition π
okay so real talk, this one's a tiny little function from the kernel API manual (cmdq_free_page, section 9 ofc) and honestly? she's short, she's sweet, she frees a page. that's the whole vibe. let's get into it β¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
cmdq_free_page β free page from cmdq
like... literally that. the page goes back. she's done. bye bestie π¦
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
void cmdq_free_page (struct hinic_cmdq_pages *cmdq_pages );
no cap, that's the whole signature β she takes one pointer and returns void (nothing, nada, she doesn't even leave a note π). copy it exactly, the spacing before that closing paren is part of her π
π«Ά ARGUMENTS π«Ά
cmdq_pagesβ the pages of the cmdq queue struct that hold the page. that's it. that's the argument. she's the one holding the page, so she's the one getting the free. main character energy fr fr π
ngl there's only one argument here, so if you were bracing for a big list β breathe, bestie, you're safe π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
the friend group π«Ά these are all the neighbors in the source tree, and yes i'm listing every single one because we don't do "etc." in this house:
- Kernel file
./drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_hw_wq.cπ (that's the actual file, go read it, it's giving homework but the slay kind) queue_alloc_page(9)wqs_allocate_page(9)wqs_free_page(9)cmdq_allocate_page(9)hinic_wqs_alloc(9)hinic_wqs_free(9)alloc_wqes_shadow(9)free_wqes_shadow(9)free_wq_pages(9)alloc_wq_pages(9)hinic_wq_allocate(9)hinic_wq_free(9)hinic_wqs_cmdq_alloc(9)hinic_wqs_cmdq_free(9)hinic_get_wqe(9)hinic_return_wqe(9)hinic_put_wqe(9)hinic_read_wqe(9)hinic_read_wqe_direct(9)wqe_shadow(9)hinic_write_wqe(9)
that's twenty-one little manpage links, all accounted for, no crumbs left behind π
anyway that's the page!! short and iconic, just like her. mwah π
this has been the cmdq_free_page(9) entry from ./drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/..., dated October 2026 β go free some pages bestie, and remember: the manual name is the function name, iykyk π
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