free_dma(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– free_dma(9) πŸ’–

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✨ NAME ✨

free_dma β€” free a reserved system DMA channel

yes queen, that's the whole vibe: you grabbed a DMA channel with request_dma(9), and now you're giving it back πŸ’…

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void free_dma (unsigned int dmanr );

that's it. that's the whole signature. no cap πŸŽ€


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • dmanr β€” the DMA channel number 🌈 literally just which channel you're freeing, iykyk

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

  • Kernel file ./kernel/dma.c β€” the source file where this lives, go read it if you're feeling main character energy πŸ”₯
  • request_dma(9) β€” the one that takes the channel. this one's its other half, fr fr πŸ’œ

and that's the page!! short and iconic, honestly πŸŽ€ ngl sometimes the little ones eat πŸ’…

this lil beauty came from the ./kernel corner of the world, dated October 2026 ⭐ go off, bestie, and remember: if you requested it, you free it 🫢✨

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