i3c_device_free_ibi(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 i3c_device_free_ibi(9) — or, "how to clean up your IBI situation"

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual (yes, the real one, section 9, kernel-space legends only 🫶) and it's about the function i3c_device_free_ibi. Bestie, it's a cleanup function. It's the "take out the trash after the party" of I3C. Let's get into it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

i3c_device_free_ibi — frees, like, all the resources you need for IBI handling. every last one. no leftovers, no crumbs 🍓

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void i3c_device_free_ibi (struct i3c_device *dev );

that's it. one argument, returns nothing (void, she gives nothing back and that's iconic 👑).

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • dev — the device on which you want to release the IBI resources. like, which device are we un-IBI-ing here. that one 💅

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so, what does she actually do? this function is responsible for de-allocating resources previously allocated by i3c_device_request_ibi. think of i3c_device_request_ibi as the friend who books the venue, and i3c_device_free_ibi as the friend who actually cancels the booking afterwards (we love a responsible queen 🌈).

⚠️ important vibe check: it should be called after disabling IBIs with i3c_device_disable_ibi. do not skip that step, bestie, the order matters fr fr 😭

so the whole flow is: request → enable → (do your thing) → disable → free. main character energy requires a proper ending 🧚

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

kernel file ./drivers/i3c/device.c, plus the whole friend group:

it's giving "found family of I3C helpers" and honestly? obsessed 💖

and that's the whole page!! this one came straight out of ./drivers/i3c, dated October 2026, from the Kernel API Manual — so go free those IBI resources, slay, and remember: disable before you free, always 🫶💅

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