mei_cl_bus_dev_stop(9)

💅 mei_cl_bus_dev_stop(9) — like, the kernel API manual, bestie 🎀

okay so real talk, this is a page from the Kernel API Manual and it's about one (1) tiny little function that stops a driver. that's it. that's the whole vibe. but she's important so let's go ✨

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✨ NAME ✨

mei_cl_bus_dev_stop — stop the driver 🛑

like literally, the name says it all, no notes.

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void mei_cl_bus_dev_stop (struct mei_cl_device *cldev );

notice the void bestie — she does not return anything. no return value, no error code, no drama. she just does the thing and leaves 💅

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• cldev — the me client device, aka your main character of the moment 🫶 this is the thing you're stopping.

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the kernel file lives at ./drivers/misc/mei/bus.c and ngl there is a whole friend group of related functions, so here's the full roster, no gatekeeping, iykyk 👑

• __mei_cl_send(9)
• __mei_cl_send_timeout(9)
• __mei_cl_recv(9)
• 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_cldev_send(9)
• mei_cldev_send_timeout(9)
• mei_cldev_recv(9)
• mei_cl_bus_rx_work(9)
• mei_cl_bus_notif_work(9)
• mei_cl_bus_notify_event(9)
• mei_cl_bus_rx_event(9)
• mei_cldev_register_rx_cb(9)
• mei_cldev_register_notif_cb(9)
• mei_cldev_get_drvdata(9)
• mei_cldev_set_drvdata(9)
• mei_cldev_uuid(9)
• mei_cldev_ver(9)
• mei_cldev_mtu(9)
• mei_cldev_enabled(9)
• mei_cl_bus_module_get(9)
• mei_cl_bus_module_put(9)
• mei_cl_bus_vtag(9)
• mei_cl_bus_vtag_alloc(9)
• mei_cl_bus_vtag_free(9)
• mei_cldev_enable(9)
• mei_cldev_unregister_callbacks(9)
• mei_cldev_disable(9)
• mei_cldev_send_gsc_command(9)
• 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)
• 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_destroy(9)
• mei_cl_bus_remove_device(9)
• mei_cl_bus_remove_devices(9)
• mei_cl_bus_dev_init(9)
• mei_cl_bus_rescan(9)

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that's the whole page bestie, she's short and sweet and eats every time 💜

⭐ cute little sign-off: this lil gem comes from ./drivers/misc/mei (the Kernel file), dated October 2026, and it's filed under mei_cl_bus_dev_stop(9). slay, go stop some drivers responsibly ✨🎀