iio_dmaengine_buffer_free(9)

💅 iio_dmaengine_buffer_free(9) 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — yes, we're in kernel-land and this page is short but iconic. it's giving “cleanup era” and honestly? slay.

🌸 NAME 🌸

iio_dmaengine_buffer_free — Free dmaengine buffer. periodt.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void iio_dmaengine_buffer_free (struct iio_buffer *buffer );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• buffer — the buffer to free. that's the whole assignment, bestie 💅

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Frees a buffer previously allocated with iio_dmaengine_buffer_alloc.

no cap: this is literally the free side of the alloc/free duo. the way that lifecycle works 😭✨

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/iio/buffer/industrialio-buffer-dmaengine.c
• iio_dmaengine_buffer_alloc(9)
• iio_dmaengine_buffer_teardown(9)
• iio_dmaengine_buffer_setup_ext(9)
• devm_iio_dmaengine_buffer_setup_ext(9)
• devm_iio_dmaengine_buffer_setup_with_handle(9)

source/version: ./drivers/iio/buffer · date: October 2026 · page: iio_dmaengine_buffer_free(9) — mwah, go free that buffer responsibly bestie 💋✨