tb_ctl_free(9)

💅 tb_ctl_free(9) — Kernel API Manual ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the tb_ctl_free(9) page from the Kernel API Manual. this is the little cleanup era for a control channel, and we're gonna keep every fact cute and intact 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

tb_ctl_free — free a control channel, periodt. ✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void tb_ctl_free (struct tb_ctl *ctl );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• ctl — the control channel to free 🫶

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so the vibe check here is strict: Must be called after tb_ctl_stop. like, after. no cap. 💅

🚫 Must NOT be called from ctl->callback. bestie, do not do it. this is one of those “the rules are the rules” moments, fr fr.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/thunderbolt/ctl.c
• struct tb_ctl(9)
• tb_cfg_request_alloc(9)
• tb_cfg_request_get(9)
• tb_cfg_request_put(9)
• tb_cfg_request(9)
• tb_cfg_request_cancel(9)
• tb_cfg_request_sync(9)
• tb_ctl_alloc(9)
• tb_ctl_start(9)
• tb_ctl_stop(9)
• tb_cfg_ack_notification(9)
• tb_cfg_ack_plug(9)
• tb_cfg_reset(9)
• tb_cfg_read_raw(9)
• tb_cfg_write_raw(9)
• tb_cfg_get_upstream_port(9)

cute sign-off time 🫶: this page’s source/version is ./drivers/thunderbolt, dated October 2026, for tb_ctl_free(9). mwah, go forth and free responsibly 💜