xcan_close(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– xcan_close(9) πŸ’–

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for xcan_close β€” yes, that's the manual name, it's giving very "page so iconic they named it after itself" energy. ✨ Pull up a chair, grab a strawberry πŸ“, and let's get into it.


🌸 NAME 🌸

xcan_close β€” the driver's close routine 🫢 literally the "bye babe, shutting the door behind you" function.


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

int xcan_close (struct net_device *ndev );

one line, one function, one lil int coming back atcha. πŸ’…


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • ndev β€” a pointer to the net_device structure. that's it, that's the whole argument list. she's lowkey low maintenance. πŸ‘‘

⭐ RETURN ⭐

returns 0 β€” always. no cap, no drama, no weird error paths. it's giving "chillest return value in the kernel" fr fr. 😌


πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

okay this list is long and honestly kind of iconic β€” the whole xcan fam shows up:

the kernel file ./drivers/net/can/xilinx_can.c and struct xcan_priv(9), plus:

like… the whole friend group. this is the group chat roster of CAN driver functions and I'm obsessed. πŸ’€πŸ’–


ngl bestie, xcan_open(9) and xcan_close(9) are literally the matching set β€” one opens the door, one closes it. main character duo behavior. πŸšͺ✨

and that's the page!! mwah πŸ’‹ β€” brought to you from ./drivers/net/can, dated October 2026. slay, bye, see you in the next manpage πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈπŸŒ·

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