mei_minor_free(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay so bestie, this is mei_minor_free(9) from the Kernel API Manual β€” yes, the actual manual, and yes, we’re gonna get through it together πŸ’…βœ¨

🌸 NAME 🌸

mei_minor_free β€” mark device minor number as free. That’s the whole vibe: it marks the device minor number as free πŸŽ€

πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

void mei_minor_free (int minor );

No extra arguments, no drama, just this signature 😌

πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • minor β€” minor number to free. literally the minor number you’re freeing πŸ’–

πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

Kernel file ./drivers/misc/mei/main.c and this whole friend group of references β€” every single one is right here, no skipped entries, periodt:

mei_open(9), mei_cl_vtag_remove_by_fp(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).


okay that’s the page, bestie 🫢 this one came from ./drivers/misc/mei and is dated October 2026 β€” iconic, no cap πŸ’œ

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