fcoe_ctlr_device_release(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ fcoe_ctlr_device_release — Kernel API Manual ✨

okay so picture this: it's a kernel API manual page, section 9, and it's literally about freeing the FIP ctlr's memory. bestie, this is the cleanup crew of the FCoE world and honestly? iconic behavior. 🧹💅

🎀 NAME 🎀

fcoe_ctlr_device_release — the one that releases the FIP ctlr memory. say it with me: release the FIP ctlr memory 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void fcoe_ctlr_device_release (struct device *dev );

void return, one argument, no notes. she does her job and she does not report back. main character energy tbh 🔥

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • dev — pointer to the FIP ctlr's embedded device. that's the thing you're handing her. she takes it, she handles it, she moves on 💜

⭐ DESCRIPTION ⭐

so here's the vibe check: this gets called when the last FIP ctlr reference is released. like, the very last one. the final goodbye. once every reference has let go, this is what runs to release the FIP ctlr memory. no cap, that's the whole plot. 🍓

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

kernel file ./drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_sysfs.c, plus the whole friend group:

the way this cross-reference list just goes on and on — she's connected, she knows everybody, iykyk ✨

okay tiny PSA for the record: the file path ./drivers/scsi/fcoe and ./drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_sysfs.c are written exactly like that in the original — don't @ me, i'm just the messenger 🙈

and that's the whole page, bestie, we ate that up honestly 👑

sign-off time: this was brought to you by the source ./drivers/scsi/fcoe and dated October 2026 💖 stay hydrated, keep your refcounts balanced, and remember: last reference out has to release the memory 🌸💅

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