free_eq_pages(9)
π free_eq_pages(9) β the kernel API manual, bestie edition π
Okay so real talk: this is the manual page for free_eq_pages, and it lives in the Kernel API Manual section 9. If you've ever wondered who's out there tidying up the Event Queue's pages... it's this girl. Obsessed with her honestly. β¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
free_eq_pages β frees the pages of the queue. That's it, that's the whole job. She comes in, she releases the pages, she leaves. No cap. π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
void free_eq_pages (struct hinic_eq *eq );
Literally just one call, one arg, returns nothing (void). Say less. π«Ά
π§ ARGUMENTS π§
eqβ the Event Queue. Yeah, that one. The queue whose pages we're about to free. You gotta hand her the EQ herself, no substitutes, periodt. π
π SEE ALSO π
Bestie, there is a whole friend group here and I need you to meet all of them π:
- Kernel file
./drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_hw_eqs.cβ go read the source, iykyk π hinic_aeq_register_hw_cb(9)hinic_aeq_unregister_hw_cb(9)hinic_ceq_register_cb(9)hinic_ceq_unregister_cb(9)eq_update_ci(9)aeq_irq_handler(9)ceq_event_handler(9)ceq_irq_handler(9)eq_irq_handler(9)eq_irq_work(9)ceq_tasklet(9)aeq_interrupt(9)ceq_interrupt(9)set_eq_ctrls(9)aeq_elements_init(9)ceq_elements_init(9)alloc_eq_pages(9)init_eq(9)remove_eq(9)hinic_aeqs_init(9)hinic_aeqs_free(9)hinic_ceqs_init(9)hinic_ceqs_free(9)
Like. The whole roster. Go read them all, they're iconic individually and devastating together π₯
Heads up, bestie: the docs here are the vibe β the facts come straight from the source file above, so if the kernel changed, the manpage is just doing its best. π
Sign-off time, cuties π¦ β this page is sourced from ./drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/... and dated October 2026, and the header's still out here calling it free_eq_pages(9) because some things never change. Mwah π π β
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