v4l2_fwnode_connector_free(9)

💅 v4l2_fwnode_connector_free(9) 💅

okay so real talk, bestie — we're in the Kernel API Manual today and this page is literally the cleanup queen of the V4L2 connector world. She's the one you call when the party's over and somebody's gotta take out the trash. 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

v4l2_fwnode_connector_free — free the V4L2 connector acquired memory

like, she frees the memory the connector acquired. that's her whole job. icon behavior, no notes. ✨

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void v4l2_fwnode_connector_free (struct v4l2_fwnode_connector *connector
);

yes she returns void. she gives nothing back and honestly? relatable. 💅

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🍓 ARGUMENTS 🍓

• connector — the V4L2 connector whose resources are about to get released. she's the one getting the glow-up cleanup. 🫶

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🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

okay so here's the tea ☕ — this function frees all the allocated memory and puts all the links that were acquired by v4l2_fwnode_connector_parse and v4l2_fwnode_connector_add_link.

it's giving "responsible friend who helps you pack up after the party" energy. you brought the links in, she takes them back out. symmetrical. poetic. slay. 🌈

and the best part?? it is safe to call this function with a NULL argument, or on a V4L2 connector the parsing of which failed. 😭🫶 so like, if things went sideways earlier, you can still call her and she will NOT be weird about it. no cap. that's main character energy right there. 👑

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⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

the whole friend group, in the exact order the manpage introduced them (iykyk, don't reshuffle the group chat 💀):

• Kernel file ./include/media/v4l2-fwnode.h struct v4l2_fwnode_endpoint(9)
• V4L2_FWNODE_PROPERTY_UNSET(9)
• enum v4l2_fwnode_orientation(9)
• struct v4l2_fwnode_device_properties(9)
• struct v4l2_fwnode_link(9)
• enum v4l2_connector_type(9)
• struct v4l2_connector_link(9)
• struct v4l2_fwnode_connector_analog(9)
• struct v4l2_fwnode_connector(9)
• enum v4l2_fwnode_bus_type(9)
• v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_parse(9)
• v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_free(9)
• v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_alloc_parse(9)
• v4l2_fwnode_parse_link(9)
• v4l2_fwnode_put_link(9)
• v4l2_fwnode_connector_parse(9)
• v4l2_fwnode_connector_add_link(9)
• v4l2_fwnode_device_parse(9)

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🧚💜 this one lives over at ./include/media and she's stamped October 2026 — so like, mark your calendar, mwah 💋✨ go free your connectors responsibly!! 🎀🔥