device_destroy(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 device_destroy(9) — from the Kernel API Manual, bestie

Okay so before we even get into it — yes, this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and yes, device_destroy(9) is the icon we're talking about today. She's short, she's sweet, she's the cleanup queen, and honestly? She ate. 💖

✨ NAME ✨

device_destroy — removes a device that was created with device_create()

Like, that's her whole job description and she's not ashamed of it. 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void device_destroy (const struct class *class , dev_t devt );

Look at her. Two arguments, no return value, zero drama. 🦋

💜 ARGUMENTS 💜

  • class — pointer to the struct class that this device was registered with. You know, the friend group she belongs to. You gotta name it.
  • devt — the dev_t of the device that was previously registered. This is her specific little ID tag from when she first showed up. 💅

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

So here's the tea, bestie: this call unregisters and cleans up a device that was created with a call to device_create. That's it. That's the whole vibe.

Think of it like this — device_create is the glow-up, device_destroy is the graceful exit. She comes in, unregisters the device, cleans everything up, and leaves no mess behind. Main character energy from start to finish. 👑

No cap though — this is a real kernel function, so it's doing actual unregistering and cleanup work under the hood. She's cute and she's serious. 😌

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

Bestie, the friend group is HUGE. Buckle in, we're gonna be here a sec. 🫶

Kernel file ./drivers/base/core.c:

That's the whole guest list. She knows everyone. iykyk. 💀✨

💖 ok that's the page!! tysm for reading bestie, go forth and destroy some devices (responsibly) 💖

Lil sign-off from the source files: this one lives in ./drivers/base, and it's dated October 2026. Slay. 🧚‍♀️🌸

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