mei_me_cl_rm_by_uuid(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

🌸 NAME 🌸

mei_me_cl_rm_by_uuid — bestie, this is the one that removes all me clients matching a uuid 💅

(also hiii, you're reading page mei_me_cl_rm_by_uuid(9) out of the Kernel API Manual, section 9, mwah 🎀)

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void mei_me_cl_rm_by_uuid (struct mei_device *dev , const uuid_le *uuid
);

Like… that's it. That's the whole signature. No return value, no drama, she just goes in and does the thing 🔥

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

  • dev — the device structure 💖 this is the mei device you're operating on, she's the main character
  • uuid — the me client uuid 🌸 this is the fingerprint you're matching against, iykyk

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

Locking: called under "dev->device_lock" lock 🔒

okay so this is the whole personality of the function ngl — she does not grab the lock herself. You gotta be holding dev->device_lock already when you call her. Not optional, not a vibe, it's the actual rule fr fr 💀

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file ./drivers/misc/mei/client.c plus the whole friend group, no cap, here's every single one 💖:

kay that's the whole page, go read the source bestie, it's giving ./drivers/misc/mei energy 🧚 — Kernel API Manual, October 2026, mei_me_cl_rm_by_uuid(9), slay and goodbye 💜✨

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