mei_cl_vtag_remove_by_fp(9)
π mei_cl_vtag_remove_by_fp(9) β the Kernel API Manual glow-up β¨
okay so picture this: you're deep in the Kernel API Manual (yes, that's the manual name, we're being fancy), and you stumble on this little icon. It's giving "quietly essential" and honestly? obsessed.
πΈ NAME πΈ
mei_cl_vtag_remove_by_fp β bestie, this one literally removes the vtag that corresponds to fp from the list. That's the whole job. She's a one-task queen and she ate. π
π SYNOPSIS π
void mei_cl_vtag_remove_by_fp (const struct mei_cl *cl , const struct
file *fp );
no cap, that's the whole signature. void return, so she doesn't even report back β she just does it. main character energy fr fr. π
β¨ ARGUMENTS β¨
clβ the host client. like, the actual client we're talking about here. π«Άfpβ pointer to the file structure. yep, a file pointer, the classic. she knows her.
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
okay this is the part where the whole friend group shows up and honestly it's a lot of people but we love a supportive crew. iykyk. π
From the kernel file ./drivers/misc/mei/main.c, we have:
mei_open(9)mei_release(9)mei_read(9)mei_cl_vtag_by_fp(9)mei_write(9)mei_ioctl_connect_client(9)mei_vt_support_check(9)mei_ioctl_connect_vtag(9)mei_ioctl_client_notify_request(9)mei_ioctl_client_notify_get(9)mei_ioctl(9)mei_poll(9)mei_cl_is_write_queued(9)mei_fsync(9)mei_fasync(9)trc_show(9)fw_status_show(9)hbm_ver_show(9)hbm_ver_drv_show(9)fw_ver_show(9)dev_state_show(9)mei_set_devstate(9)kind_show(9)mei_minor_get(9)mei_minor_free(9)
like i said β huge friend group. every single one of them is invited to the function reference party and nobody gets left on read. π₯
ngl the list is long but that's just how the MEI family rolls β you don't skip anyone, periodt. π
π§ a lil sign-off π§
this absolute gem lives in ./drivers/misc/mei, dated October 2026, and yes she's filed under mei_cl_vtag_remove_by_fp(9). go forth, remove those vtargs, and slay responsibly bestie πβ¨π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms