clkdm_lookup(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™€οΈ clkdm_lookup(9) β€” the Kernel API Manual files, bestie

okay so before we even get into it: this is page clkdm_lookup(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? She's a little function with one job and she does it flawlessly. We love a low-drama queen. πŸ’…


✨ NAME ✨

clkdm_lookup β€” look up a clockdomain by name, return a pointer πŸŽ€

Like, you give her a name, she gives you a pointer. Matchmaking but make it kernel. πŸ’–


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct clockdomain * clkdm_lookup (const char *name );

That's it. That's the whole vibe check. One argument, one pointer-shaped answer. ✨


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • name β€” the name of the clockdomain, bestie. That's the string you're coming to her with. πŸ‘‘

πŸ’œ DESCRIPTION πŸ’œ

So here's the tea: clkdm_lookup finds a registered clockdomain by its name, name. Big emphasis on registered β€” she's not out here manifesting domains that don't exist, she's matching against the ones already in the system. 🫢

Then she hands you back a pointer to the struct clockdomain if she found it. πŸ’«

And if she didn't find it? She returns NULL. No tears, no error code, no dramatic exit β€” just NULL, and you gotta deal with that yourself, iykyk. 😭

ngl, always check for NULL before you go dereferencing like you own the place. That's not extra, that's just common sense. 🧚

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

A whole friend group. A whole squad. She does not travel alone, and honestly the link list is giving main character energy of its own. πŸ‘‘

The kernel file lives here: ./arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomain.c

And these are all her besties, fr fr:


okay that's the whole page, she ate and left no crumbs. πŸ“

Sign-off time, because every iconic girlie has a little signature at the bottom: this one sourced from ./arch/arm/mach-omap2, dated October 2026 β€” so go touch some grass (it'll be there waiting), then come back and look up your clockdomains. πŸ’–βœ¨πŸŽ€

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