rvt_dealloc_device(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– rvt_dealloc_device(9) πŸ’–

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β€” this is the page for rvt_dealloc_device, and yes it's a short one but it's lowkey iconic, let's get into it πŸŽ€


✨ NAME ✨

rvt_dealloc_device β€” deallocate rdi 🧚

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void rvt_dealloc_device (struct rvt_dev_info *rdi );

πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • rdi β€” the structure to free. that's it, that's the whole vibe. hand it over and it's getting freed πŸ’…

πŸ’œ DESCRIPTION πŸ’œ

Free a structure that was allocated with rvt_alloc_device. no cap, that's the entire job β€” you allocated it, now you're releasing it. the way that symmetry works?? obsessed 🫢

⚠️ only pass stuff that actually came from rvt_alloc_device, bestie. this is the cleanup half of the duo, not a free-for-all πŸ™ˆ

πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

Kernel file ./drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/vt.c β€” go read it, iykyk ⭐


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