omap_dm_timer_remove(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… 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 ✨


πŸŽ€ NAME πŸŽ€

omap_dm_timer_remove β€” the cleanup era πŸ’« it's the function that tidies up a registered timer device, no cap


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

void omap_dm_timer_remove (struct platform_device *pdev );

literally that's the whole signature, she's short and she knows it 🫢


🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • pdev β€” pointer to the current timer platform device πŸ‘‘ this is the device getting unregistered, and yeah she needs to know which one

πŸ’– DESCRIPTION πŸ’–

so the driver framework calls this whenever a timer device is unregistered β€” like, that's the whole vibe check that triggers her πŸ“žβœ¨

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 πŸ§ΉπŸ’€ so she's out here freeing stuff and keeping the list tidy. main character energy fr fr.


🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file ./drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.c (go read it, iykyk πŸ‘€) plus the whole friend group:


πŸ’… quick reminder: freeing platform resources and deleting the local list entry β€” both. don't do one and dip, that's not the move πŸ™ˆ

and that's the page!! sourced from ./drivers/clocksource, dated October 2026 β€” a whole mood, an icon, a legend πŸ‘‘πŸ¦‹ bye bestie, go free those resources responsibly πŸ’œ

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