fbtft_framebuffer_release(9)

🎀 fbtft_framebuffer_release(9) 🎀

okay so bestie, welcome to this little page from the Kernel API Manual 💖 we’re talking about fbtft_framebuffer_release(9), and it’s literally the cleanup icon of the framebuffer world. no cap.

🌸 NAME 🌸

fbtft_framebuffer_release — frees up all memory used by the framebuffer ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void fbtft_framebuffer_release (struct fb_info *info );

it’s giving void, so don’t go looking for a return value, bestie 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• info — the frame buffer info structure 🫶 that’s the whole argument, and yes she is required.

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

if you’re doing a lil deep dive, the kernel file is right here:

• Kernel file ./drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c 📁

and these function besties are all linked up in the same orbit:

• fbtft_framebuffer_alloc(9)
• fbtft_register_framebuffer(9)
• fbtft_unregister_framebuffer(9)
• fbtft_init_display_from_property(9)
• fbtft_init_display(9)
• fbtft_verify_gpios(9)
• fbtft_probe_common(9)
• fbtft_remove_common(9)

mwah 💋 this cute lil page comes from ./drivers/staging/fbtft, and its date stamp says October 2026. slay, bye! 🌈