omap_dm_timer_remove(9)
π omap_dm_timer_remove(9)
okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual β yes bestie, the kernel has manpages too, we love a documented legend β¨
π NAME π
omap_dm_timer_remove β the cleanup era π« it's the function that tidies up a registered timer device, no cap
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
void omap_dm_timer_remove (struct platform_device *pdev );
literally that's the whole signature, she's short and she knows it π«Ά
πΈ ARGUMENTS πΈ
pdevβ pointer to the current timer platform device π this is the device getting unregistered, and yeah she needs to know which one
π DESCRIPTION π
so the driver framework calls this whenever a timer device is unregistered β like, that's the whole vibe check that triggers her πβ¨
and it's not just one little thing she does, bestie, she does two: in addition to freeing the platform resources, she also deletes the timer entry from the local list π§Ήπ so she's out here freeing stuff and keeping the list tidy. main character energy fr fr.
π SEE ALSO π
the kernel file ./drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.c (go read it, iykyk π) plus the whole friend group:
dmtimer_read(9)dmtimer_write(9)omap_dm_timer_request_by_node(9)omap_dm_timer_modify_idlect_mask(9)omap_dm_timer_set_int_disable(9)omap_dm_timer_cap_counter(9)omap_dm_timer_probe(9)
π quick reminder: freeing platform resources and deleting the local list entry β both. don't do one and dip, that's not the move π
and that's the page!! sourced from ./drivers/clocksource, dated October 2026 β a whole mood, an icon, a legend ππ¦ bye bestie, go free those resources responsibly 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