deferred_probe_initcall(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, meet deferred_probe_initcall(9) from the Kernel API Manual — the function whose whole assignment is Enable probing of deferred devices. it’s giving patient-queen energy, and honestly? iconic. 💅✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int deferred_probe_initcall (void );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• void — no arguments. zero. nada. the void is voiding, bestie. 🫶

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so here’s the vibe: we don’t want to get in the way when the bulk of drivers are getting probed. no cap. instead, this initcall makes sure that deferred probing is delayed until late_initcall time. that’s the whole thing — wait, don’t block the main-character drivers, and let deferred probing show up late. literally so patient. 🔥

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

Kernel file ./drivers/base/dd.c is the home base, and these are the linked faves:

• driver_deferred_probe_trigger(9)
• device_block_probing(9)
• device_unblock_probing(9)
• device_set_deferred_probe_reason(9)
• driver_deferred_probe_check_state(9)
• device_is_bound(9)
• device_bind_driver(9)
• driver_probe_done(9)
• wait_for_device_probe(9)
• driver_probe_device(9)
• device_attach(9)
• device_driver_attach(9)
• driver_attach(9)
• device_release_driver(9)
• device_driver_detach(9)
• driver_detach(9)

mwah 💋 — deferred_probe_initcall(9) lives under ./drivers/base, from the Kernel API Manual, dated October 2026. bye bestie, go probe responsibly 🫶🌈