ca8210_dev_com_clear(9)
β¨ ca8210_dev_com_clear β¨
okay so real talk, this little page is straight out of the Kernel API Manual and it's the whole ca8210_dev_com_clear saga β yes, the function name is the title, we're keeping it, periodt. It's giving "small function, big responsibilities" and honestly? We're obsessed. π
π NAME π
ca8210_dev_com_clear β Deinitialise the spi communication component
Like, it's the undo button for the spi comms setup bestie. Teardown era. π§Ήβ¨
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void ca8210_dev_com_clear (struct ca8210_priv *priv );
no cap, that's the whole signature. void return, one argument, zero drama. π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
privβ Pointer to private data structure. This is your VIP pass to the driver's own little private stash of data, and the function wants the pointer to it. Hand it over, bestie. π«Ά
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
okay this section? it's the whole extended universe. the main character lives in the kernel file ./drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c, and here's the entire friend group, in the exact order they showed up, no gatekeeping:
struct cas_control(9)struct ca8210_test(9)struct ca8210_priv(9)struct work_priv_container(9)struct ca8210_platform_data(9)struct fulladdr(9)union macaddr(9)struct secspec(9)link_to_linux_err(9)ca8210_test_int_driver_write(9)ca8210_reset_send(9)ca8210_mlme_reset_worker(9)ca8210_rx_done(9)ca8210_spi_transfer_complete(9)ca8210_spi_transfer(9)ca8210_spi_exchange(9)ca8210_interrupt_handler(9)tdme_setsfr_request_sync(9)tdme_chipinit(9)tdme_channelinit(9)tdme_checkpibattribute(9)tdme_settxpower(9)mcps_data_request(9)mlme_reset_request_sync(9)mlme_set_request_sync(9)hwme_set_request_sync(9)hwme_get_request_sync(9)ca8210_async_xmit_complete(9)ca8210_skb_rx(9)ca8210_net_rx(9)ca8210_skb_tx(9)ca8210_start(9)ca8210_stop(9)ca8210_xmit_async(9)ca8210_get_ed(9)ca8210_set_channel(9)ca8210_set_hw_addr_filt(9)ca8210_set_tx_power(9)ca8210_set_cca_mode(9)ca8210_set_cca_ed_level(9)ca8210_set_csma_params(9)ca8210_set_frame_retries(9)ca8210_test_int_open(9)ca8210_test_check_upstream(9)ca8210_test_int_user_write(9)ca8210_test_int_user_read(9)ca8210_test_int_ioctl(9)ca8210_test_int_poll(9)ca8210_get_platform_data(9)ca8210_config_extern_clk(9)ca8210_register_ext_clock(9)ca8210_unregister_ext_clock(9)ca8210_reset_init(9)ca8210_interrupt_init(9)ca8210_dev_com_init(9)ca8210_hw_setup(9)ca8210_test_interface_init(9)ca8210_test_interface_clear(9)ca8210_remove(9)ca8210_probe(9)
iykyk β yes, ca8210_dev_com_init(9) is literally right there in the list, its iconic counterpart. the init/clear duo ate and left no crumbs. π
heads up: ca8210_dev_com_clear clears the spi communication component, so if you're out here calling it and expecting the comms to still be up, that's a vibe check you're gonna fail, bestie. π
and that's the page!! π source file vibes live at ./drivers/net/ieee802154, the date stamp said October 2026, and the page itself answers to ca8210_dev_com_clear(9) β mwah, go read the kernel source, ily, bye ππ¦πΈ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms