STRUCT MPT3_DIAG_UNREGISTER(9)
π struct mpt3_diag_unregister(9) π
okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β this one's a struct page, and honestly? it's a whole mood. it's short, it's sweet, and it's the "ok we're DONE here" of the diagnostic-message lifecycle. π
β¨ NAME β¨
struct mpt3_diag_unregister β application unregister with driver π«
and yeah, the manpage spells out what the fields mean right in the NAME line, so let's give them their moment:
@hdrβ the generic header π«Ά@unique_idβ the tag that uniquely identifies the buffer to be unregistered π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
struct mpt3_diag_unregister {
struct mpt3_ioctl_header hdr;
uint32_t unique_id;
};
literally just two members, no cap. hdr is a struct mpt3_ioctl_header sitting up top (the generic header, as established), and unique_id is a uint32_t doing the tagging. that's it. that's the struct. π
π¦ Members π¦
(this section is empty in the original, bestie β no member-by-member commentary to relay here, so we're not gonna make any up. lowkey iconic of it to say nothing. π«₯)
π Description π
so what does this actually do? it's the cleanup song. π΅
this will allow the driver to cleanup any memory allocated for diag messages and to free up any resources. that's the whole job β you unregister, the driver tidies up after itself and gives the memory back. no leaks, no leftovers, main character energy only. π
ngl, "free up any resources" is doing a LOT of heavy lifting in that sentence, but we're relaying, not inventing β that's exactly what the page says. π
β SEE ALSO β
the whole mpt3sas struct family reunion, plus the kernel file it all lives in:
- Kernel file
./drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_ctl.hπ struct mpt3_ioctl_header(9)struct mpt3_ioctl_diag_reset(9)struct mpt3_ioctl_pci_info(9)struct mpt3_ioctl_iocinfo(9)struct mpt3_ioctl_eventquery(9)struct mpt3_ioctl_eventenable(9)struct MPT3_IOCTL_EVENTS(9)struct mpt3_ioctl_eventreport(9)struct mpt3_ioctl_command(9)struct mpt3_ioctl_btdh_mapping(9)struct mpt3_diag_register(9)struct mpt3_diag_query(9)struct mpt3_diag_release(9)struct mpt3_diag_read_buffer(9)struct mpt3_addnl_diag_query(9)struct mpt3_enable_diag_sbr_reload(9)struct mpt3_passthru_command(9)
like, talk about a group chat. every single one of these is invited to the read. iykyk. π§
and that's the whole page, bestie!! π slay π
this little gem lives in ./drivers/scsi/mpt3sas, it's dated October 2026, and it's filed under struct mpt3_diag_unregister(9) β go forth and unregister responsibly. ππ¦β¨
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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