p9_virtio_remove(9)
π p9_virtio_remove
okay so real talk, this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's about the tiny little cleanup queen of the 9p virtio world. Her whole job? Tearing down a virtio device and getting all the resources she grabbed back where they belong. No leaks, no mess, no leftovers. Cleanup icon behavior honestly π§Ήβ¨
π NAME π
p9_virtio_remove β clean up resources associated with a virtio device
like literally, that's the whole gig bestie. she removes, she cleans, she dips π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
void p9_virtio_remove (struct virtio_device *vdev );
returns void ngl, so don't go expecting a little treat back. she does the work and she leaves πΈ (and yes, keep that spacing around vdev exactly as-is, it's part of the vibe π«Ά)
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
vdevβ the virtio device to remove. that's it. that's the whole list. hand her the device and she handles her business π
π SEE ALSO π
so if you wanna go down the rabbit hole (and lowkey you should), peep the source file Kernel file ./net/9p/trans_virtio.c and these icons right here:
struct virtio_chan(9)p9_virtio_close(9)req_done(9)pack_sg_list(9)pack_sg_list_p(9)p9_virtio_request(9)p9_virtio_zc_request(9)p9_virtio_probe(9)p9_virtio_create(9)
it's giving family reunion fr fr πβ¨
π cute little sign-off: this one lives under ./net/9p and the date on it is October 2026. screenshot it, cite it, love it ππ¦ periodt β¨
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