pinctrl_unregister(9)

okay bestie, welcome to pinctrl_unregister(9) — it’s from the Kernel API Manual, and it’s giving “cleanup era” energy 🫶✨

🎀 NAME 🎀

pinctrl_unregister — unregister pinmux. that’s the whole title, and honestly? iconic.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void pinctrl_unregister (struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• pctldev — the pin controller to unregister 💔 like, the one you’re breaking up with

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

so this is the function pinmux drivers call when they need to unregister a pinmux. lowkey important cleanup moment, no cap ✨

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

kernel file bestie: ./drivers/pinctrl/core.c

and then the whole pinctrl crew, fr fr:

• pinctrl_provide_dummies(9)
• get_pinctrl_dev_from_devname(9)
• pin_get_from_name(9)
• pin_get_name(9)
• gpio_to_pin(9)
• pinctrl_match_gpio_range(9)
• pinctrl_ready_for_gpio_range(9)
• pinctrl_get_device_gpio_range(9)
• pinctrl_add_gpio_range(9)
• pinctrl_find_gpio_range_from_pin(9)
• pinctrl_remove_gpio_range(9)
• pinctrl_generic_get_group_count(9)
• pinctrl_generic_get_group_name(9)
• pinctrl_generic_get_group_pins(9)
• pinctrl_generic_get_group(9)
• pinctrl_generic_add_group(9)
• pinctrl_generic_remove_group(9)
• pinctrl_generic_free_groups(9)
• pinctrl_get_group_selector(9)
• pinctrl_gpio_request(9)
• pinctrl_gpio_free(9)
• pinctrl_gpio_direction_input(9)
• pinctrl_gpio_direction_output(9)
• pinctrl_gpio_set_config(9)
• pinctrl_gpio_get_config(9)
• pinctrl_get(9)
• pinctrl_release(9)
• pinctrl_put(9)
• pinctrl_lookup_state(9)
• pinctrl_commit_state(9)
• pinctrl_select_state(9)
• devm_pinctrl_get(9)
• devm_pinctrl_put(9)
• pinctrl_register_mappings(9)
• pinctrl_unregister_mappings(9)
• devm_pinctrl_register_mappings(9)
• pinctrl_force_sleep(9)
• pinctrl_force_default(9)
• pinctrl_init_done(9)
• pinctrl_select_default_state(9)
• pinctrl_pm_select_default_state(9)
• pinctrl_pm_select_init_state(9)
• pinctrl_pm_select_sleep_state(9)
• pinctrl_pm_select_idle_state(9)
• pinctrl_init_controller(9)
• pinctrl_register(9)
• pinctrl_register_and_init(9)
• devm_pinctrl_register(9)
• devm_pinctrl_register_and_init(9)

source/version: ./drivers/pinctrl · date: October 2026 · page: pinctrl_unregister(9) — byeee 💅✨🍓