device_pm_remove(9)

💅 device_pm_remove(9)

okay so bestie, this is a page from the Kernel API Manual — that's the manual name, we're just vibing in section 9 today — and it's all about one tiny little function that does one very specific job. Let's get into it ✨

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🌸 NAME

device_pm_remove — remove a device from the PM core's list of active devices. that's it. that's the whole thing. she's a one-job icon 💅

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🎀 SYNOPSIS

void device_pm_remove (struct device *dev );

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💖 ARGUMENTS

• dev — the device to be removed from the list. yes bestie, that exact one, hand her over 🫶

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🔥 SEE ALSO

first up, the actual kernel file this lives in:

• Kernel file ./drivers/base/power/main.c

and now the whole entire group chat — literally all 40 of them, no cap, not a single one skipped:

• pm_hibernate_is_recovering(9)
• device_pm_sleep_init(9)
• device_pm_lock(9)
• device_pm_unlock(9)
• device_pm_add(9)
• device_pm_move_before(9)
• device_pm_move_after(9)
• device_pm_move_last(9)
• dpm_wait(9)
• pm_op(9)
• pm_late_early_op(9)
• pm_noirq_op(9)
• dpm_watchdog_handler(9)
• dpm_watchdog_set(9)
• dpm_watchdog_clear(9)
• dev_pm_skip_resume(9)
• device_resume_noirq(9)
• dpm_resume_noirq(9)
• device_resume_early(9)
• dpm_resume_early(9)
• dpm_resume_start(9)
• device_resume(9)
• dpm_resume(9)
• device_complete(9)
• dpm_complete(9)
• dpm_resume_end(9)
• resume_event(9)
• device_suspend_noirq(9)
• dpm_suspend_noirq(9)
• device_suspend_late(9)
• dpm_suspend_late(9)
• dpm_suspend_end(9)
• legacy_suspend(9)
• device_suspend(9)
• dpm_suspend(9)
• device_prepare(9)
• dpm_prepare(9)
• dpm_suspend_start(9)
• device_pm_wait_for_dev(9)
• dpm_for_each_dev(9)

the way that's a whole syllabus 😭 but like, she's thorough, we respect it 👑

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fr fr, if you're touching power management, read the whole list. iykyk 🌈

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alright bestie, that's the page 💜 this lil number ships out of ./drivers/base/power and it's dated October 2026 — so go forth and remove that device, main character energy only ✨🦋🌟