---
name: "devres_release"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-3.16"
version: "3.16.56-1+deb8u1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/devres_release"
---

# devres\_release(9)

Find a device resource and destroy it, calling release

## NAME

devres\_release - Find a device resource and destroy it, calling release

## SYNOPSIS

**int devres\_release(struct device \*** *dev***, dr\_release\_t** *release***, dr\_match\_t** *match***, void \*** *match\_data***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*dev*

Device to find resource from

*release*

Look for resources associated with this release function

*match*

Match function (optional)

*match\_data*

Data for the match function

## DESCRIPTION

Find the latest devres of *dev* associated with *release* and for which *match* returns 1. If *match* is NULL, it's considered to match all. If found, the resource is removed atomically, the release function called and the resource freed.

## RETURNS

0 if devres is found and freed, -ENOENT if not found.

## COPYRIGHT