pvr_destroy...sts_for_file(9)
π pvr_destroy...sts_for_file(9) β Kernel API Manual β¨
okay so bestie, buckle up, we're looking at pvr_destroy_free_lists_for_file π this one lives in the Kernel API Manual and honestly? it's a little cleanup icon.
πΈ NAME πΈ
pvr_destroy_free_lists_for_file β literally destroys any free lists that are associated with the given file. that's it, that's the whole job π§Ήβ¨
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
void pvr_destroy_free_lists_for_file (struct pvr_file *pvr_file );
like... no return value, no drama. void main character energy π
π ARGUMENTS π
pvr_fileβ a pointer to thepvr_filestructure. yes bestie, it's a pointer, handle with care π«Ά
β¨ DESCRIPTION β¨
okay so here's the vibe check: this function removes all the free lists associated with pvr_file from the device free_list list, and it drops the initial references. π―
and then? the free lists get destroyed once every outstanding reference has been dropped. like, they don't vanish instantly β they wait for everyone to let go first. lowkey kind of respectful of them ngl ππ
fr fr, the destruction is deferred. outstanding references keep those free lists alive, so don't expect them gone the second you call this. periodt. π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
- Kernel file
./drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_free_list.c pvr_get_free_list_min_pages(9)calculate_free_list_ready_pages_locked(9)pvr_free_list_create(9)pvr_free_list_put(9)
and that's the whole page bestie, go forth and free your lists π§π
sign-off time π: this one's from ./drivers/gpu/drm/imagination, dated October 2026, and it's pvr_destroy...sts_for_file(9) all the way through β slay, go read the source, iykyk πβ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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