snd_soc_dapm_free(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸŽ€ snd_soc_dapm_free(9) β€” from the Kernel API Manual, bestie πŸŽ€

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 πŸ’…


✨ NAME ✨

snd_soc_dapm_free β€” freeing dapm resources, that's the whole vibe 🧚


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

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 πŸ™ˆ


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • dapm β€” the DAPM context. that's it, that's the one thing you hand it 🫢

πŸ’– DESCRIPTION πŸ’–

Free all dapm widgets and resources. periodt πŸ’€

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.


πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘

the kernel file lives at ./sound/soc/soc-dapm.c β€” that's the main character's address, iykyk 🌈

and then the whole friend group, okay, everyone's invited to this party:

like. that's THIRTY-SEVEN references bestie, they really said "bring the whole group chat" 😭πŸ”₯


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 πŸ’€

and that's the whole page, ngl it was a short one but we ate anyway πŸ“πŸ’œ 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 πŸŽ€βœ¨

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