pci_stop_and...e_bus_device(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device(9) — header tag pci_stop_and...e_bus_device(9), iykyk ✨ this is the one about removing a PCI device and its whole little crew.

pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device — remove a PCI device and any children. periodt 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device (struct pci_dev *dev );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• dev — the device to remove. that's the whole argument, bestie: you point at the PCI device and this function handles the rest 🫶

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

okay so this function removes a PCI device from the device lists, and it informs the drivers that the device has been removed. it also removes any subordinate buses and children in a depth-first manner — yes, depth-first, it goes down the tree like it's chasing the lore 😭🔥

for each device we remove, it deletes the device structure from the device lists, removes the /proc entry, and notifies userspace (/sbin/hotplug). every single device, no skipping, no shortcuts, iconic behavior honestly 👑

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/pci/remove.c — the source file for the lore, bestie. go peek if you're curious 📖💜

kisses and bye 🎀 source/version: ./drivers/pci · date: October 2026 · page tag: pci_stop_and...e_bus_device(9) 💅✨