clk_divider_save_context(9)
πΎ clk_divider_save_context(9) β from the Kernel API Manual, bestie β¨
okay so picture this: you're deep in the kernel, the clock tree is giving main character energy, and somebody needs to remember what a divider was set to before it gets yeeted into a suspend or whatever. that's this function. it's a tiny little icon and it does exactly one thing, and honestly? we stan a focused queen π
πΈ NAME πΈ
clk_divider_save_context β literally saves the divider value. that's it. that's the whole job. no cap π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int clk_divider_save_context (struct clk_hw *hw );
it returns an int, it takes one pointer, it's neat, it's tidy, it's lowkey perfect π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
hwβ a pointer to astruct clk_hw. that's the clock hardware thingy you're saving context for. pointer. structclk_hw. exactly that. don't come for me, I'm just reading the sheet π«Ά
π DESCRIPTION π
Save the divider value.
like, genuinely, that's the entire description. the kernel devs really said "brevity is the soul of wit" and logged off π so bestie, all I can tell you is what's on the page: it saves the divider value. no more, no less, no extra lore, no secret side quests π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
- Kernel file
./drivers/clk/ti/divider.cβ the home base for all this TI divider goodness. go read it, it's giving source of truth π clk_divider_restore_context(9)β the other half of the duo. save it, then restore it. the way that they're a matching set?? iconic πof_ti_divider_clk_setup(9)β the setup function, for when you wanna build the divider in the first place πΈ
ngl there's not a ton here, so like β don't go inventing behaviour I didn't tell you about. what's written is what's real, fr fr π
and that's the whole page, bestie!! π sign-off time: this little beauty lives under ./drivers/clk/ti, and it's dated October 2026. slay, see you in the next manpage π
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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