HILID(4)

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version 11.0 · 2 versions
, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 NAME 💖

okay so this is hilid — literally the HIL ID module device, bestie. section 4, kernel interfaces manual, we're in driver land today ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

hilid* at hil?

that's the whole vibe check right there 🎀

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so this driver recognizes the HIL “ID module” device 🦋 that's it, that's the job.

and what does the ID module actually do? the one and only purpose of this device is to hand over a small, unique, bitstring — like a tiny little name tag for your hardware 👑 no cap, that's the entire personality.

small. unique. bitstring. iconic. 💅

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

  • hil(4) — the parent vibe, go read it
  • intro(4) — the general intro to this whole section, highly recommend 🫶

💀 BUGS 💀

okay so here's the tragic part 😭 there is currently no way to communicate the ID module bitstring to userland applications.

which means the cute little unique bitstring just... stays in kernel space. living its best life. unreadable. main character energy but nobody gets to see the show 🙈

fr fr, if you were hoping to read that bitstring from userspace: not right now, bestie. no path exists. that's the bug.

mwah 💋 written by the Debian crew, dated February 9, 2011, and yes this cutie is filed under HILID(4) in the Kernel Interfaces Manual — go off, little driver 🌈⭐

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