drm_sched_fence_free(9)
π drm_sched_fence_free π
okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, section 9 β yes bestie, we're in the kernel docs now, buckle up π
β¨ NAME β¨
drm_sched_fence_free β literally frees up an uninitialized fence, that's the whole vibe π¦
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
void drm_sched_fence_free (struct drm_sched_fence *fence );
like, that's it. that's the whole function signature. no cap π
β¨ ARGUMENTS β¨
fenceβ the fence you wanna free. the one getting yeeted. say bye π«Ά
β¨ DESCRIPTION β¨
okay so what this does is free up the fence memory β¨ simple, clean, iconic.
but here's the part where you gotta pay attention, bestie, because this is a whole caveat π β you should only use this if drm_sched_fence_init has not been called yet. like, if you already initialized the fence and then call this? that's not the move. read the room. check your init status first, fr fr π
β¨ SEE ALSO β¨
- the kernel file itself, right here:
./drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_fence.cβ go read the source, iykyk π drm_sched_fence_release_scheduled(9)drm_sched_fence_release_finished(9)
those two are the release-side girlies, go say hi to them too π
ngl the energy here is "tiny function, big responsibility" β free the uninitialized fence and nothing else, mwah π
okay that's the whole page, bestie πΈ this little gem lives under ./drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler and the version/date stamp on it is October 2026 β yes, from the future, main character energy fr π₯π see u in the next manpage π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms