devm_rproc_alloc(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 devm_rproc_alloc(9) — like, the whole glow-up ✨

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual (yes, the Kernel API Manual, the one that lives in your terminal and judges you), and today we're talking about devm_rproc_alloc. it's giving "resource-managed bestie" energy and honestly? obsessed. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

devm_rproc_alloc — the resource-managed version of rproc_alloc(). literally the same thing but it cleans up after itself. main character behavior, no cap. 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct rproc * devm_rproc_alloc (struct device *dev , const char *name ,
       const struct rproc_ops *ops , const char *firmware , int len );

look at that signature. five whole arguments. she's thriving. 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • dev — the underlying device. the whole thing hangs off this one, so don't be weird about it.
  • name — the name of this remote processor. give her a cute name, she deserves it 💖
  • ops — the platform-specific handlers (mainly start/stop). this is where you tell her how to do the thing.
  • firmware — the name of the firmware file to load. can be NULL, no pressure, she's flexible like that.
  • len — the length of private data needed by the rproc driver, in bytes. bring a measuring tape bestie 📏

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

so here's the tea: this function performs exactly like rproc_alloc, okay? like, same energy, same behavior. but — and this is the iconic part — the acquired rproc device will automatically be released on driver detach. ✨

you don't have to manually free it. the devm machinery handles it for you. it's giving "I got you, bestie" and honestly we should all aspire. 🧚

fr fr, this is the managed one. that's the whole point. don't come for her with manual cleanup, she doesn't need it.

💜 RETURN 💜

  • a new rproc instance — slay, you got one 🎉
  • or NULL on failure — 😭 it happens, check your args

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

okay this list is long, so buckle up. these are all siblings/cousins/acquaintances from the kernel file ./drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c:

mwah 💋 that's the page. source: ./drivers/remoteproc, dated October 2026, and it's devm_rproc_alloc(9) all the way down. go forth and let the devm handle it, bestie 💅✨

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