device_set_d...probe_reason(9)

💖 device_set_d...probe_reason(9)

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — section 9, kernel-space, the good stuff ✨ this one's all about device_set_deferred_probe_reason, which lowkey has the longest name ever but it's literally just "tell people why this device got deferred" 🫶

🌸 NAME

device_set_deferred_probe_reason — set the defer probe reason message for the device 💅

⭐ SYNOPSIS

void device_set_deferred_probe_reason (const struct device *dev , struct va_format *vaf );

no cap, that's the whole signature 👑

🎀 ARGUMENTS

• dev — the pointer to the struct device 🦋 like, which device are we talking about here
• vaf — the pointer to the va_format structure with the message 💬 that's the actual reason text, wrapped up all fancy

🌈 SEE ALSO

bestie the whole friend group is here, iykyk 👑

• kernel file ./drivers/base/dd.c
• driver_deferred_probe_trigger(9)
• device_block_probing(9)
• device_unblock_probing(9)
• driver_deferred_probe_check_state(9)
• deferred_probe_initcall(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)

and that's the whole vibe check 💜 this page lives in ./drivers/base, dated October 2026, and it's filed under section 9 of the Kernel API Manual — device_set_d...probe_reason(9), periodt 🎀✨