cmp_connection_break(9)

💅 cmp_connection_break

okay so bestie, welcome to the kernel API manual for cmp_connection_break — the function that breaks the connection to the target. yes it's literally called break. no it's not a heartbreak situation, it's a FireWire cleanup situation. let's get into it 🎀

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void cmp_connection_break (struct cmp_connection *c );

that's it. that's the whole vibe. returns nothing, takes one thing. slay.

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• c — the connection manager. yes, just c. one (1) letter. iconic minimalism honestly 💅

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so what does it actually do? buckle up:

this function deactivates the connection in the target's input/output plug control register, and it frees the isochronous resources of the connection. like, it cleans up its room before leaving. we love a responsible queen 🫶

⚠️ okay but listen — before calling this function, the caller should cease transmitting packets. that's not a suggestion, that's a rule. stop sending packets first, then break the connection. in that order. periodt 💀

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

these are the besties it rolls with over in the kernel file ./sound/firewire/cmp.c:

• cmp_connection_init(9)
• cmp_connection_check_used(9)
• cmp_connection_destroy(9)
• cmp_connection_establish(9)

go read those too, iykyk 🧚

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and that's the whole page, bestie! this little gem lives in ./sound/firewire (that's the source/version, keep it noted 📌), and it was dated back in October 2026. go forth and break those connections responsibly, no cap 🌈💖