mei_cl_bus_dev_destroy(9)

💅 mei_cl_bus_dev_destroy(9) — the kernel API manual, bestie edition 🎀

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and today's main character is mei_cl_bus_dev_destroy ✨ it's short, it's sweet, it's a cleanup function — let's get into it 🫶

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🌸 NAME 🌸

mei_cl_bus_dev_destroy — literally destroys the me client device's object 💀 (in the nice, tidy, intentional way, not the scary way)

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void mei_cl_bus_dev_destroy (struct mei_cl_device *cldev );

that's it. one function, no return value, no drama 💅

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• cldev — the me client device 👑 this is the one getting destroyed, so like… handle with care bestie

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

So here's the thing — the locking is the moment. This one is called under the "dev->cl_bus_lock" lock 🔒 no cap, that's the whole vibe. Don't be out here calling it without the lock held, iykyk 🙈

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

The kernel file lives at ./drivers/misc/mei/bus.c, and honestly the whole friend group is listed here, so let's give them all their moment 🌈

The __mei_cl_* besties:

• __mei_cl_send(9)
• __mei_cl_send_timeout(9)
• __mei_cl_recv(9)

The vtag girlies:

• mei_cldev_send_vtag(9)
• mei_cldev_send_vtag_timeout(9)
• mei_cldev_recv_vtag(9)
• mei_cldev_recv_timeout(9)
• mei_cldev_recv_vtag_timeout(9)
• mei_cl_bus_vtag(9)
• mei_cl_bus_vtag_alloc(9)
• mei_cl_bus_vtag_free(9)

The send/recv crew:

• mei_cldev_send(9)
• mei_cldev_send_timeout(9)
• mei_cldev_recv(9)
• mei_cldev_send_gsc_command(9)

The bus workers, doing the actual labour 💅:

• mei_cl_bus_rx_work(9)
• mei_cl_bus_notif_work(9)
• mei_cl_bus_notify_event(9)
• mei_cl_bus_rx_event(9)

Callback registration, slay:

• mei_cldev_register_rx_cb(9)
• mei_cldev_register_notif_cb(9)
• mei_cldev_unregister_callbacks(9)

drvdata — get it, set it, iconic:

• mei_cldev_get_drvdata(9)
• mei_cldev_set_drvdata(9)

The little getters that could 🥺:

• mei_cldev_uuid(9)
• mei_cldev_ver(9)
• mei_cldev_mtu(9)
• mei_cldev_enabled(9)

Module refcount besties (get & put, the classic duo):

• mei_cl_bus_module_get(9)
• mei_cl_bus_module_put(9)

Enable / disable era ✨:

• mei_cldev_enable(9)
• mei_cldev_disable(9)

Device matching & lifecycle, the whole plot arc:

• mei_cl_device_find(9)
• mei_cl_device_match(9)
• mei_cl_device_probe(9)
• mei_cl_device_remove(9)
• mei_cl_device_uevent(9)

The name & dev pipeline, in order bestie:

• mei_cl_bus_set_name(9)
• mei_cl_bus_dev_alloc(9)
• mei_cl_bus_dev_setup(9)
• mei_cl_bus_dev_add(9)
• mei_cl_bus_dev_stop(9)

The removal squad (our girl is literally one of them 🫶):

• mei_cl_bus_remove_device(9)
• mei_cl_bus_remove_devices(9)

And the last two, holding it down:

• mei_cl_bus_dev_init(9)
• mei_cl_bus_rescan(9)

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fr fr that's the whole page 💀 short king energy. But the SEE ALSO section ate, so go read the rest of the family, bestie 🌸

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okay bye, love u, stay locked 🔒💜 this page came from ./drivers/misc/mei, dated October 2026 — and it's mei_cl_bus_dev_destroy(9) the whole way through ⭐🧚💖