drm_gem_shmem_object_free(9)

💖 drm_gem_shmem_object_free 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the drm_gem_shmem_object_free(9) page — that's the kernel API manual, and this is literally the whole vibe. it's a tiny little function page but it's got main character energy fr fr 🌸

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✨ NAME ✨

drm_gem_shmem_object_free — the GEM object function for drm_gem_shmem_free()

like, that's it. that's the whole job. she's a handler and she slays at it 💅

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void drm_gem_shmem_object_free (struct drm_gem_object *obj );

no cap, that's the signature. void return, one arg, we're done here ✨

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• obj — the GEM object to free. yes, that's the one. the object. and we are freeing it. periodt 🫶

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👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

so here's the tea: this function literally just wraps drm_gem_shmem_free. that's the whole lore 😭

if your driver uses the shmem helpers, you should use this as your drm_gem_object_funcs.free handler. like, that's the assignment. that's what she's for 💖

no extra steps, no secret sauce, she's just the designated free handler for shmem-helper drivers and she's iconic for it 🌈

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• the kernel file ./include/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.h
• struct drm_gem_shmem_object(9)
• drm_gem_shmem_object_print_info(9)
• drm_gem_shmem_object_pin(9)
• drm_gem_shmem_object_unpin(9)
• drm_gem_shmem_object_get_sg_table(9)
• drm_gem_shmem_object_mmap(9)
• DRM_GEM_SHMEM_DRIVER_OPS(9)

go read the whole squad, iykyk 💀✨

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okay that's the page!! mwah 💋 this little manual lives in the ./include/drm directory, it's tagged October 2026 (yes, the future, she's ahead of her time 🕰️✨), and she's officially drm_gem_shmem_object_free(9) from the Kernel API Manual. stay free, stay shmem, love u bestie 🫶💜