mdiobus_free(9)

💖 mdiobus_free(9) 💖

okay bestie, this one’s from the Kernel API Manual and it’s giving “cleanup era” ✨ — no cap, sometimes the most iconic thing you can do is free the bus 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

mdiobus_free - free a struct mii_bus

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void mdiobus_free (struct mii_bus *bus );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• bus — the mii_bus to free 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here’s the vibe: this function releases the reference to the underlying device object in the mii_bus 🔥 if this is the last reference, the mii_bus will be freed. periodt 💜

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file ./drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus_provider.c is the spot, and you can also go peek at these besties:

• mdiobus_release(9)
• mdio_bus_match(9)
• mdiobus_alloc_size(9)
• mdiobus_scan_c22(9)
• mdiobus_scan_c45(9)
• __mdiobus_register(9)
• mdio_find_bus(9)
• of_mdio_find_bus(9)

cute little sign-off bestie: source/version ./drivers/net/phy 🌈 • October 2026 🎀 • mdiobus_free(9) 💖 byeee, go release that reference ✨💅