msm_disp_state_free(9)
π msm_disp_state_free(9) π
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β yes the actual name, no I'm not being dramatic β and today's main character is msm_disp_state_free. it's a lil function, it does one job, and honestly? it ate. let's get into it π«Ά
β¨ NAME β¨
msm_disp_state_free β free the memory after the coredump has been read πβ¨
like, the coredump is done being consumed, and now this function comes in and lets the memory go. closure. healing. we love to see it π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void msm_disp_state_free (void *data );
literally that's it. one function, one argument, zero drama π
π ARGUMENTS π
dataβ handle tostruct msm_disp_stateπ¦ that's the thing you're freeing, bestie, don't lose it
β RETURN β
none π β it returns absolutely nothing, and honestly? it doesn't need to. it did the work, it's leaving. king behavior π
π SEE ALSO π
the whole friend group, fr fr β these are all in Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/msm_disp_snapshot.h and honestly you should go meet them:
struct msm_disp_state(9)struct msm_disp_state_block(9)msm_disp_snapshot_init(9)msm_disp_snapshot_destroy(9)msm_disp_snapshot_state_sync(9)msm_disp_snapshot_state(9)msm_disp_state_print(9)msm_disp_snapshot_capture_state(9)msm_disp_snapshot_add_block(9)
iykyk β¨
ngl bestie, that's the whole page β no warnings tucked away, no hidden flags, no env vars, nothing shady. just free the memory and go π
mwah π closing vibes: this page lives over in ./drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp and it's dated October 2026. periodt. thanks for reading, ily, go touch some kernel code π§ββοΈπ
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