release_resource(9)
π NAME π
okay so bestie, this is release_resource(9) straight outta the Kernel API Manual, and its whole gig is release a previously reserved resource. that's it, that's the tea. β¨
π SYNOPSIS π
int release_resource (struct resource *old );
πΈ ARGUMENTS πΈ
oldβ resource pointer. yep, a pointer to the resource. lowkey simple, highkey important. π«Ά
π SEE ALSO π
like, the kernel file is ./kernel/resource.c, and here's the full squad you should also peek at:
request_resource_conflict(9)request_resource(9)find_next_res(9)walk_iomem_res_desc(9)region_intersects(9)find_resource_space(9)reallocate_resource(9)allocate_resource(9)lookup_resource(9)insert_resource_conflict(9)insert_resource(9)insert_resource_expand_to_fit(9)remove_resource(9)adjust_resource(9)resource_alignment(9)__request_region(9)__release_region(9)release_mem_region_adjustable(9)merge_system_ram_resource(9)devm_request_resource(9)devm_release_resource(9)devm_request_free_mem_region(9)alloc_free_mem_region(9)
mwah π source/version is ./kernel, dated October 2026 β now go off and release that resource, bestie. π
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