dmi_memdev_type(9)

dmi_memdev_type(9) 💅

okay so this one is from the Kernel API Manual, bestie — and it's literally about getting the memory type ✨

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💖 NAME

dmi_memdev_type — get the memory type

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✨ SYNOPSIS

u8 dmi_memdev_type (u16 handle );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS

• handle — DMI structure handle

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🦋 DESCRIPTION

So basically: it returns the DMI memory type of the module chilling in the slot associated with the given DMI handle 🫶

And if that DMI handle doesn't exist? It gives you 0x0. No cap. 💀

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🌈 SEE ALSO

Kernel file: ./drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c

• dmi_setup(9)
• dmi_matches(9)
• dmi_is_end_of_table(9)
• dmi_check_system(9)
• dmi_first_match(9)
• dmi_get_system_info(9)
• dmi_name_in_serial(9)
• dmi_name_in_vendors(9)
• dmi_find_device(9)
• dmi_get_date(9)
• dmi_get_bios_year(9)
• dmi_walk(9)
• dmi_match(9)
• dmi_memdev_handle(9)

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cute little sign-off: source/version is ./drivers/firmware, dated October 2026 — mwah 💖🎀