devfreq_remove_governor(9)
π devfreq_remove_governor(9) β Kernel API Manual
okay bestie, welcome to devfreq_remove_governor(9) π this is the kernel-API page for the lil function that removes a devfreq feature from a device. yes, the sad-but-necessary counterpart to adding one. it's giving cleanup arc, and honestly? we love a tidy teardown β¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
devfreq_remove_governor β takes the devfreq feature off a device, bye-bye ππ
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int devfreq_remove_governor (struct devfreq_governor *governor );
so it hands you back an int (classic), and it takes exactly one thing: a pointer to a struct devfreq_governor. that's it. that's the whole vibe check π«Ά
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
governorβ the devfreq governor that's getting removed. this is the one you're sending off π₯² no cap, this is the pointer the function works on.
π SEE ALSO π
if you wanna go down the devfreq rabbit hole (and honestly, same), everything here lives in the kernel file ./drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c β here's the whole iconic friend group π
find_device_devfreq(9)devfreq_get_freq_range(9)devfreq_get_freq_level(9)devfreq_update_status(9)find_devfreq_governor(9)try_then_request_governor(9)devfreq_update_target(9)update_devfreq(9)devfreq_monitor(9)devfreq_monitor_start(9)devfreq_monitor_stop(9)devfreq_monitor_suspend(9)devfreq_monitor_resume(9)devfreq_update_interval(9)devfreq_notifier_call(9)qos_notifier_call(9)qos_min_notifier_call(9)qos_max_notifier_call(9)devfreq_dev_release(9)devfreq_add_device(9)devfreq_remove_device(9)devm_devfreq_add_device(9)devm_devfreq_remove_device(9)devfreq_suspend_device(9)devfreq_resume_device(9)devfreq_suspend(9)devfreq_resume(9)devfreq_add_governor(9)devm_devfreq_add_governor(9)devfreq_summary_show(9)devfreq_recommended_opp(9)devfreq_register_opp_notifier(9)devfreq_unregister_opp_notifier(9)devm_devfreq_register_opp_notifier(9)devm_devfreq_unregister_opp_notifier(9)devfreq_register_notifier(9)devm_devfreq_register_notifier(9)devm_devfreq_unregister_notifier(9)
like, that's the whole squad ππ read them in order or don't, no judgement.
π§ friendly reminder: this page is the remove one β if you're looking for the add, that's devfreq_add_governor(9) up there in the list. iykyk π
and that's the page, bestie! π source: ./drivers/devfreq, dated October 2026 β slay, go forth and un-govern ππ periodt β¨
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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