tb_port_release_in_hopid(9)

💅 tb_port_release_in_hopid(9) — the Kernel API Manual glow-up

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for tb_port_release_in_hopid(9). yes the title is a mouthful, no we're not skipping it. this is the "okay we're done with that HopID now, put it back" function and honestly it's giving courteous. 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

tb_port_release_in_hopid — Release allocated input HopID from port

like, you borrowed an input HopID, and now you're giving it back. that's the whole vibe. 🫶

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void tb_port_release_in_hopid (struct tb_port *port , int hopid );

it returns void, so no exit-status drama, no "did it work" moment. it just does the thing. lowkey iconic. ✨

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• port — Port whose HopID to release. yeah, the port in question. the main character of this whole operation. 👑
• hopid — HopID to release. the actual number you're handing back. no cap, that's it. 💅

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💖 SEE ALSO 💖

okay this list is LONG, so buckle up bestie — everything below lives in the kernel file ./drivers/thunderbolt/switch.c, and we're listing every single one because we don't skip entries in this house. 🔥

• tb_switch_nvm_read(9)
• tb_port_state(9)
• tb_wait_for_port(9)
• tb_port_add_nfc_credits(9)
• tb_port_clear_counter(9)
• tb_port_unlock(9)
• tb_port_enable(9)
• tb_port_disable(9)
• tb_port_reset(9)
• tb_port_alloc_in_hopid(9)
• tb_port_alloc_out_hopid(9)
• tb_port_release_out_hopid(9)
• tb_next_port_on_path(9)
• tb_port_get_link_speed(9)
• tb_port_get_link_generation(9)
• tb_port_get_link_width(9)
• tb_port_width_supported(9)
• tb_port_set_link_width(9)
• tb_port_set_lane_bonding(9)
• tb_port_lane_bonding_enable(9)
• tb_port_lane_bonding_disable(9)
• tb_port_wait_for_link_width(9)
• tb_port_update_credits(9)
• tb_port_is_enabled(9)
• tb_usb3_port_is_enabled(9)
• tb_usb3_port_enable(9)
• tb_pci_port_is_enabled(9)
• tb_pci_port_enable(9)
• tb_dp_port_hpd_is_active(9)
• tb_dp_port_hpd_clear(9)
• tb_dp_port_set_hops(9)
• tb_dp_port_is_enabled(9)
• tb_dp_port_enable(9)
• tb_switch_reset(9)
• tb_switch_wait_for_bit(9)
• tb_switch_alloc(9)
• tb_switch_alloc_safe_mode(9)
• tb_switch_configure(9)
• tb_switch_configuration_valid(9)
• tb_switch_lane_bonding_enable(9)
• tb_switch_lane_bonding_disable(9)
• tb_switch_set_link_width(9)
• tb_switch_configure_link(9)
• tb_switch_unconfigure_link(9)
• tb_switch_add(9)
• tb_switch_remove(9)
• tb_sw_set_unplugged(9)
• tb_switch_resume(9)
• tb_switch_suspend(9)
• tb_switch_query_dp_resource(9)
• tb_switch_alloc_dp_resource(9)
• tb_switch_dealloc_dp_resource(9)
• tb_switch_find_by_link_depth(9)
• tb_switch_find_by_uuid(9)
• tb_switch_find_by_route(9)
• tb_switch_find_port(9)
• tb_switch_pcie_l1_enable(9)
• tb_switch_xhci_connect(9)
• tb_switch_xhci_disconnect(9)

pro tip from your girl: tb_port_alloc_in_hopid(9) is the one that hands you the HopID, and this page's function is the one that gives it back. they're a matching set, iykyk. 🧚

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okay that's the whole page, no crumbs left behind. this masterpiece lives in ./drivers/thunderbolt, dated October 2026, and it's the tb_port_release_in_hopid(9) manual page — go forth and release those HopIDs responsibly, bestie. 💜🌈⭐