snd_soc_dapm_free(9)
π snd_soc_dapm_free(9) β from the Kernel API Manual, bestie π
okay so real talk, this one is a short page but it's lowkey iconic? it's like the little cleanup fairy of the ASoC DAPM world. let's get into it π
β¨ NAME β¨
snd_soc_dapm_free β freeing dapm resources, that's the whole vibe π§
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void snd_soc_dapm_free (struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm );
that's it. that's the whole signature. no cap, it returns void, so don't go looking for an exit code bestie, there isn't one π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
dapmβ the DAPM context. that's it, that's the one thing you hand it π«Ά
π DESCRIPTION π
Free all dapm widgets and resources. periodt π
like literally β all of them. the widgets, the resources, the whole little ecosystem. this is the function you call when you're done and you want everything tidied away. it's giving "cleaning out your camera roll at 2am" energy and honestly? slay.
π SEE ALSO π
the kernel file lives at ./sound/soc/soc-dapm.c β that's the main character's address, iykyk π
and then the whole friend group, okay, everyone's invited to this party:
snd_soc_dapm_kcontrol_to_widget(9)snd_soc_dapm_kcontrol_to_dapm(9)snd_soc_dapm_kcontrol_to_component(9)snd_soc_dapm_force_bias_level(9)snd_soc_dapm_init_bias_level(9)snd_soc_dapm_set_bias_level(9)snd_soc_dapm_get_bias_level(9)snd_soc_dapm_dai_get_connected_widgets(9)snd_soc_dapm_free_widget(9)snd_soc_dapm_sync_unlocked(9)snd_soc_dapm_sync(9)snd_soc_dapm_add_routes(9)snd_soc_dapm_del_routes(9)snd_soc_dapm_new_widgets(9)snd_soc_dapm_get_volsw(9)snd_soc_dapm_put_volsw(9)snd_soc_dapm_get_enum_double(9)snd_soc_dapm_put_enum_double(9)snd_soc_dapm_info_pin_switch(9)snd_soc_dapm_get_pin_switch(9)snd_soc_dapm_get_component_pin_switch(9)snd_soc_dapm_put_pin_switch(9)snd_soc_dapm_put_component_pin_switch(9)snd_soc_dapm_new_control(9)snd_soc_dapm_new_controls(9)snd_soc_dapm_new_dai_widgets(9)snd_soc_dapm_stream_event(9)snd_soc_dapm_enable_pin_unlocked(9)snd_soc_dapm_enable_pin(9)snd_soc_dapm_force_enable_pin_unlocked(9)snd_soc_dapm_force_enable_pin(9)snd_soc_dapm_disable_pin_unlocked(9)snd_soc_dapm_disable_pin(9)snd_soc_dapm_get_pin_status(9)snd_soc_dapm_ignore_suspend(9)snd_soc_dapm_pin_has_prefix(9)
like. that's THIRTY-SEVEN references bestie, they really said "bring the whole group chat" ππ₯
lowkey reminder: once you call this, the widgets and resources are freed. don't be out here using them after, that's not the vibe π
and that's the whole page, ngl it was a short one but we ate anyway ππ β this was snd_soc_dapm_free(9) from the Kernel API Manual, filed under ./sound/soc in October 2026. mwah, stan the kernel, see you in the next one πβ¨
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