ice_free_irq(9)
π ice_free_irq β the "okay bestie, you're done here" of interrupt vectors
So this is ice_free_irq(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? It's giving cleanup era. β¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
ice_free_irq β free interrupt vector. That's it, that's the whole vibe. She releases, she tidies, she does not linger. π
β SYNOPSIS β
void ice_free_irq (struct ice_pf *pf , struct msi_map map );
No return value, no drama. She just does it. π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
pfβ the board private structure. Your whole little board's personal biz, basically her main character. πmapβ the map with interrupt details. Like the guest list, but for interrupts. ποΈ
π₯ DESCRIPTION π₯
Okay so here's the tea: ice_free_irq removes an allocated interrupt from the interrupt tracker. Clean removal, no crumbs left behind. π§Ήβ¨
And if that interrupt was allocated dynamically? Then she goes ahead and frees the respective interrupt vector too. Not me handing back resources properly β we love an icon who cleans up after herself. π«Ά
Ngl this is the unglamorous-but-essential part of the story. Every alloc needs a free, bestie. Balance. π
π SEE ALSO π
Kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_irq.c
And the whole friend group:
ice_init_irq_tracker(9)ice_deinit_irq_tracker(9)ice_free_irq_res(9)ice_get_irq_res(9)ice_clear_interrupt_scheme(9)ice_init_interrupt_scheme(9)ice_alloc_irq(9)ice_virt_get_irqs(9)ice_virt_free_irqs(9)
Anyway, that's the page! π Brought to you by ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice, dated October 2026, and filed under ice_free_irq(9) β mwah, go free those vectors responsibly ππ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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