xgpio_remove(9)

💅 xgpio_remove (9) — Kernel API Manual bestie edition ✨

okay so real talk, this one lives in the Kernel API Manual section 9 and her whole job is cleanup. she's the friend who helps you pack up after the party 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

xgpio_remove — the remove method for the GPIO device. yes, literally that. she removes. she's the remove method. iconic behavior honestly 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void xgpio_remove (struct platform_device *pdev );

like… that's it. that's the whole signature. no return value, no drama, just vibes and a pointer 🦋

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• pdev — pointer to the platform device. that's your girl. that's who's getting removed 🫶

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so what does she actually do? bestie, she removes the gpiochips and frees all the allocated resources. like a full clean-out. no leaked memory left behind, no stragglers at the function, nothing. she ate and left no crumbs 😭🔥

ngl this is the tidy-up function and we stan a responsible queen 👑

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

0 always. literally always. every time. no cap 💀

(and yeah, the signature says void — we're just reporting what the page says, don't come for me 🙈)

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file ./drivers/gpio/gpio-xilinx.c — plus struct xgpio_instance(9)
• xgpio_get(9)
• xgpio_set(9)
• xgpio_set_multiple(9)
• xgpio_dir_in(9)
• xgpio_dir_out(9)
• xgpio_save_regs(9)
• xgpio_irq_ack(9)
• xgpio_irq_mask(9)
• xgpio_irq_unmask(9)
• xgpio_set_irq_type(9)
• xgpio_irqhandler(9)
• xgpio_probe(9)

like the whole squad fr fr — read xgpio_probe(9) first if you wanna know who set all this up 💜

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lowkey reminder: this page is dated October 2026 and it ships from the path ./drivers/gpio — so if you're looking for the source of truth, that's the spot 👑

mwah, that's the whole page bestie, go free those resources and slay 💅🌈✨