igb_free_q_vectors(9)

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

okay so first things first, the manual name is literally igb_free_q_vectors(9) and it lives in the Kernel API Manual, and today we're learning how to let go ✨ (thematically: freeing stuff).

✨ NAME ✨

igb_free_q_vectors — free the memory that got allocated for interrupt vectors 🧚

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

void igb_free_q_vectors (struct igb_adapter *adapter );

that's it. that's the whole vibe. void, no return value, we simply give it an adapter and it handles its business 💅

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • adapter — the board private structure to initialize, bestie 🫶

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so here's the tea ☕ — this function frees the memory that was allocated to the q_vectors. that's the whole main character move.

and in addition (the way that it does the most 😭), if NAPI is enabled, it will also delete any references to the NAPI struct prior to freeing the q_vector.

so the order is literally: clean up the NAPI references first, then free the q_vector. no dangling vibes, no leftover pointers, we do not leave mess behind in this house 🏠✨

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

first up, the source of truth, the kernel file itself:

  • Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c

and now the friend group 💜 — every single one of these, no cap:

like, that's the whole roster 👑 iykyk.

ngl this one's short and sweet — but do NOT skip the NAPI part, that's the whole plot twist 😭

and that's the page, bestie 🎀 it came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb and it's dated October 2026, and the manual stamps its name igb_free_q_vectors(9) on the whole thing. slay, go free those vectors 💅✨🦋

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