transport_remove_device(9)

💅 transport_remove_device — the "you're off the sysfs grid, bestie" call

Okay so real talk, this page is from the Kernel API Manual and it's all about transport_remove_device. Buckle up, it's short but it matters. 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

transport_remove_device — literally just removes the visibility of a device. That's it. That's the whole vibe. 👻

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void transport_remove_device (struct device *dev );

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🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• dev — the generic device you're yeeting out of sight. Just a plain old device pointer, no drama. 🫶

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

So here's the tea, bestie: this call removes the visibility of the device — meaning the user can't see it in sysfs anymore — but it does not destroy it. Not even a little. The device is still very much alive, just hidden. Like when you set your Insta to private. 🕵️‍♀️

⚠️ Heads up: if you actually want to eliminate a device entirely, you also gotta call transport_destroy_device. Removing visibility alone is not enough, no cap. 💀

And if you don't need to do remove and destroy as two separate lil operations? Then just use transport_unregister_device (it lives in transport_class.h, iykyk) — that icon does both calls for you in one go. Slay. 👑

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

First off, the kernel file itself:

• Kernel file ./drivers/base/transport_class.c

And the whole friend group of related calls:

• transport_class_register(9)
• transport_class_unregister(9)
• anon_transport_class_register(9)
• anon_transport_class_unregister(9)
• transport_setup_device(9)
• transport_add_device(9)
• transport_configure_device(9)
• transport_destroy_device(9)

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Okay that's the whole page, bestie — go forth and un-register responsibly. 💜

This one comes from ./drivers/base in the Kernel API Manual, dated October 2026, and it's the transport_remove_device(9) page, if you even care. Mwah. 💋