snd_ac97_cod...r_unregister(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 snd_ac97_codec_driver_unregister(9) 🎀

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and this page is short but iconic ✨ it's literally the "undo" button for AC97 codec drivers, and honestly? we love a clean exit. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

snd_ac97_codec_driver_unregister — unregister an AC97 codec driver 💫

like, the whole point is saying bye to a driver that was already registered. no cap.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void snd_ac97_codec_driver_unregister (struct ac97_codec_driver *drv );

that's it, that's the function. she's giving minimal, she's giving efficient 👑

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • drv — the AC97 codec driver you want to unregister 🎀 that's the one you're sending off, bestie

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so basically: unregister a previously registered ac97 codec driver. that's the vibe, that's the whole thing 💅 previously registered is the key part btw — like, she's undoing a registration that already happened, not doing something new and mysterious. reverse uno card, kernel edition 🃏✨

lowkey the most satisfying kind of function: you put something in, you take it back out, everyone moves on 🌈

ngl, there's not a ton of lore on this page, so just know your job here is unregistering and let drv be an actual AC97 codec driver. ikyk 😭

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

like, go read snd_ac97_codec_driver_register(9) if you want the other half of this story fr fr 🍓

and that's the page, bestie!! 💖 this lil gem lives in ./sound/ac97 and it's dated October 2026, so yeah — Kernel API Manual, snd_ac97_codec_driver_unregister(9), October 2026, ./sound/ac97. slay, go unregister responsibly 🎀🫶💜

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