hvcs_free_connection(9)

🎀 NAME 🎀

okay so this is the hvcs_free_connection page from the Kernel API Manual 💖 and it does exactly one iconic thing: hvcs_free_connection — free the connection between a vty-server and vty. periodt.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int hvcs_free_connection (uint32_t unit_address );

💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

• unit_address — the unit address of the vty-server that is about to have its connection severed 👋✂️ no cap, that's the whole argument.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

This function is used to free the partner connection between a vty-server adapter and a vty adapter 💔 like, it's literally the un-shipping function for those two.

If -EBUSY is returned, continue to call this function until 0 is returned 🔁 bestie, do not stop at -EBUSY — keep calling until you get that 0, okay?

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hvcserver.c 📁
• hvcs_free_partner_info(9)
• hvcs_get_partner_info(9)
• hvcs_register_connection(9)

go read those next, iykyk 👑✨

source/version: ./arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries · date: October 2026 — mwah, big sign-off kiss from the pseries crew 🫶💖🌸