gpiod_put(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 gpiod_put(9) — from the Kernel API Manual, bestie

okay so real talk, this one is short but it's load-bearing. Sit down, grab a strawberry 🍓, we're learning how to let go of a GPIO descriptor.

✨ NAME ✨

gpiod_put — dispose of a GPIO descriptor

like, release it, free it, say your goodbyes 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void gpiod_put (struct gpio_desc *desc );

yes that's the whole thing. no cap. she's a one-liner 💅

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • desc — the GPIO descriptor you're about to dispose of. this is the one you're letting go. bye bestie 👋

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

🚨 girl, listen to me. No descriptor can be used after gpiod_put has been called on it.

that's it. that's the whole vibe. once you've called gpiod_put on a desc, that descriptor is done — no reads, no writes, no sneaky little calls afterwards. it's giving "blocked, don't text" energy. literally the main character moment where you close the door and do not look back 💀

so like... be SO sure you're finished with it before you call this. because there's no coming back from it. periodt 🔥

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay this is the part where she really shows off. look at this entire circle of friends — these are all (9) friends from Kernel file ./drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c, and honestly? the way the kernel keeps them all connected is iconic ✨

🥺 and that's the whole page, bestie. short, sweet, and absolutely not to be messed with.

okay and like, housekeeping before you go — this lovely little thing lives under ./drivers/gpio, dated October 2026, and it's straight out of the Kernel API Manual. mwah 💖 go free your descriptors responsibly, ily, bye! 🧚‍♀️

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