drm_gem_shmem_release(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

🌸 drm_gem_shmem_release(9) — aka the Kernel API Manual glow-up 🌸

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for drm_gem_shmem_release(9). this is the lil cleanup queen of the shmem GEM world and she is so important, trust 💅

✨ NAME ✨

drm_gem_shmem_release — release resources associated with a shmem GEM object.

like, she lets go of the baggage. iconic behavior honestly 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void drm_gem_shmem_release (struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem );

one function, one pointer, zero drama ✨

💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

  • shmem — the shmem GEM object. that's the one getting the release-resources treatment, no cap 🫶

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

so here's the tea, bestie: this function cleans up the GEM object state. that's it. that's the job. she tidies up the object's internal situation and gets it looking fresh 🌈

but — and this is the part you cannot skip — it does not free the memory used to store the object itself. nope. not her job. she's not freeing the memory, she's just cleaning the state. do not get it twisted, fr fr 😭

this function is meant to be a dedicated helper for the Rust GEM bindings. like, she was literally built for that relationship. main character energy only 💜

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the whole squad is linked, iykyk 🧚

ngl if you're here for the memory freeing part, that's a whole other function (drm_gem_shmem_free(9) said hi 👀). this one is state cleanup only — don't come for me if you mix them up 💀

and that's the page! brought to you by the source at ./drivers/gpu/drm, dated October 2026 — mwah, slay, periodt 🍓⭐💅

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