cscfg_register_csdev(9)
β¨ NAME β¨
cscfg_register_csdev β registers a coresight device with the syscfg manager. This is the cscfg_register_csdev(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's here to make that registration moment make sense π
π οΈ SYNOPSIS π οΈ
int cscfg_register_csdev (struct coresight_device *csdev , u32
match_flags , struct cscfg_csdev_feat_ops *ops );
π ARGUMENTS π
csdevβ the coresight device you're registering, aka the main character of this call πmatch_flagsβ matching information used to load features; think of it as the little matchmaking vibe check π«opsβ the standard operations supported by the device, its lil toolbox π§°
π DESCRIPTION π
Okay so this function registers the coresight device with the system. match_flags is used to check if the device is a match for registered features β it's giving matchmaker but for kernel stuff π.
Any currently registered configurations and features that match the device will be loaded onto it. That's the whole flex: the device shows up, the compatible configs and features say "hey bestie" and load right on π
π SEE ALSO π
The kernel file is ./drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-syscfg.c β go peek if you want the lore π
cscfg_load_config_sets(9)cscfg_unload_config_sets(9)cscfg_unregister_csdev(9)cscfg_csdev_reset_feats(9)cscfg_activate_config(9)cscfg_deactivate_config(9)cscfg_csdev_enable_active_config(9)cscfg_csdev_disable_active_config(9)
That's the whole page, bestie π«Ά it comes from ./drivers/hwtracing/coresight, dated October 2026, and it's the cscfg_register_csdev(9) manual tag β slay, bye π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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