drm_privacy_screen_put(9)
π drm_privacy_screen_put(9) π
okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β yes, that's the vibe, we're literally in the kernel docs rn π«Ά
β¨ NAME β¨
drm_privacy_screen_put β release a privacy-screen reference, no cap π
π SYNOPSIS π
void drm_privacy_screen_put (struct drm_privacy_screen *priv );
πΈ ARGUMENTS πΈ
privβ the privacy screen reference you're releasing, bestie. hand it over π
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
okay so here's the tea β β this function releases a privacy-screen provider reference that you got through drm_privacy_screen_get. it's giving "cleanup era" and we love that for you β¨
and the iconic part? you can call it with a NULL or an ERR_PTR, and in that case it's literally a no-op. like, it just vibes and does nothing. main character energy fr fr ππ
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
- Kernel file
./drivers/gpu/drm/drm_privacy_screen.coverview(9) β the whole lore, iykyk π drm_privacy_screen_lookup_add(9)drm_privacy_screen_lookup_remove(9)drm_privacy_screen_get(9)drm_privacy_screen_set_sw_state(9)drm_privacy_screen_get_state(9)drm_privacy_screen_register_notifier(9)drm_privacy_screen_unregister_notifier(9)drm_privacy_screen_register(9)drm_privacy_screen_unregister(9)drm_privacy_screen_call_notifier_chain(9)
like, the whole friend group of privacy-screen functions β go stan them all πβ
ngl this one's short and sweet, but don't sleep on it β you gotta release what you acquire, periodt π
and that's a wrap, bestie π this lil page lives in ./drivers/gpu/drm and it's dated October 2026 β slay, iconic, no notes πβ¨π¦
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