dev_dbg_obj(9)

💖 dev_dbg_obj(9) 💖

okay so this is the Kernel API Manual page for dev_dbg_obj(9), and it's literally about printing a change on some object when you're in debug mode. no cap, that's the whole vibe. 💅

💖 NAME 💖

dev_dbg_obj — prints in debug mode a change on some object. periodt. ✨

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

void dev_dbg_obj (const char *event_name , struct media_gobj *gobj );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• event_name — name of the event to report. could be __func__ 👀
• gobj — pointer to the object 🫶

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so bestie, here's the tea: it's enabled only if DEBUG or CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG. otherwise, it won't produce any code — literally zero code. 💀✨

heads up: the condition is just DEBUG or CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG. otherwise, no code. periodt. 🙈

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

like, go check these out for the full lore:

• Kernel file ./drivers/media/mc/mc-entity.c
• media_entity_has_pad_interdep(9)
• media_graph_walk_init(9)
• media_graph_walk_cleanup(9)
• struct media_pipeline_walk_entry(9)
• struct media_pipeline_walk(9)

cute sign-off bestie: this page is from ./drivers/media/mc, dated October 2026, and it's the dev_dbg_obj(9) page. mwah 💋🌈