devm_regmap_init_sdw(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– devm_regmap_init_sdw(9) πŸ’–

okay bestie, this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally all about one little function that sets you up with a managed register map over SoundWire. lowkey iconic, highkey useful. let's get into it 🫢


✨ NAME ✨

devm_regmap_init_sdw β€” initialise a managed register map. that's it, that's the vibe πŸŽ€


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

devm_regmap_init_sdw (sdw , config );

like, that's the whole call. two arguments, no drama πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • sdw β€” the device you're gonna be interacting with, bestie. that's your main character right there πŸ‘‘
  • config β€” the configuration for the register map. yes, you gotta hand over the settings, no cap 🌈

πŸ’œ DESCRIPTION πŸ’œ

so here's the tea: the return value will be an ERR_PTR on error, or a valid pointer to a struct regmap if everything slays. πŸ”₯

and the best part? the regmap gets automatically freed by the device management code. not me having to manually clean up β€” we love a self-cleaning situation, fr fr ✨🧚

no cap: it's managed, so the device management code handles the freeing for you. periodt.

πŸŽ€ SEE ALSO πŸŽ€

like, that's a whole friend group of related functions and structs β€” go say hi πŸ«ΆπŸ’–


okay that's the page!! this one came from ./include/linux, dated October 2026, and honestly it ate. mwah πŸ’‹βœ¨πŸŒΈ

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