destroy_trip_attrs(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… destroy_trip_attrs(9) β€” the cleanup bestie πŸ’…

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? it's a short one but she's iconic. sit down, grab a strawberry πŸ“, let's get into it.


🌸 NAME 🌸

destroy_trip_attrs β€” destroys the attributes for trip points, no cap πŸ’–

like, it's the cleanup girlie. the one who shows up after the party with a trash bag. we stan a responsible queen πŸ‘‘


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void destroy_trip_attrs (struct thermal_zone_device *tz );

that's it. that's the whole vibe. she takes one (1) argument and returns void β€” meaning she gives you nothing back except peace of mind πŸ•ŠοΈ


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • tz β€” the thermal zone device. literally the thermal zone device. that's who we're cleaning up after, bestie 🌑️

πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

okay so listen β€” this is a helper function whose whole entire job is to free the resources allocated by create_trip_attrs.

think of it like this: create_trip_attrs is the main character who books the venue, sends the invites, and does the absolute most ✨ β€” and destroy_trip_attrs is the lowkey hero who comes through afterwards and frees all of it so nothing leaks. it's giving balance. it's giving memory management. it's giving no leaks, periodt πŸ’€πŸ”₯

they're a matching set. you can't have one without the other. iykyk 🫢


πŸ’œ SEE ALSO πŸ’œ

  • the kernel file ./drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c β€” go read the source, bestie, it's right there πŸ‘€
  • create_trip_attrs(9) β€” the other half of this duo, the one who allocates the stuff this function frees 🌈

ngl, this one is short and sweet β€” but that's the whole point. she's the clean-up queen and she does exactly one thing and she does it flawlessly πŸ’…

and that's the page!! brought to you by the ./drivers/thermal crew, dated October 2026 β€” mwah, love u, go free your resources πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈβ­πŸŽ€

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