dmaenginem_a...ice_register(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– dmaenginem_async_device_register(9) πŸ’–

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β€” specifically the page for dmaenginem_async_device_register(9). yes the header is truncated, yes it's giving "my name got cut off in a group chat preview", we move. ✨


🌸 NAME 🌸

dmaenginem_async_device_register β€” registers the DMA devices that were found 🫢


πŸŽ€ SYNOPSIS πŸŽ€

int dmaenginem_async_device_register (struct dma_device *device );

πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • device β€” a pointer to struct dma_device. that's it, that's the whole argument. one (1) pointer, she's lowkey elegant πŸ’…

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so the whole vibe here is that the operation is managed, meaning it gets undone for you when the driver detaches β€” no cap, you don't have to clean up after yourself, the managed layer handles it. main character energy honestly πŸ‘‘


πŸ’œ SEE ALSO πŸ’œ

the kernel file is at ./drivers/dma/dmaengine.c if you wanna go read the source like the little scholar you are 🧚, and here's the whole friend group β€” every single one of them, no gatekeeping:


ok that's the whole page bestie, go register your DMA devices and slay responsibly πŸ’…

and finally, the cute little sign-off: this page lives under ./drivers/dma, it's dated October 2026, and it's the manpage for dmaenginem_a...ice_register(9) β€” yes, still truncated, no, we're not fixing it, it's iconic now 😭 πŸŽ€

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