drci_wr_reg(9)
π drci_wr_reg β bestie's guide to the kernel API manual, section 9 π
okay so real talk, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and the star of the show is drci_wr_reg(9) β say it with me, it's giving "direct register communication interface" and it's lowkey iconic β¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
drci_wr_reg β write a DCI register π« (yes, that's the whole vibe, no cap)
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
int drci_wr_reg (struct usb_device *dev , u16 reg , u16 data );
like, that's the whole signature bestie, she's neat, she's tidy, she returns an int π«Ά
β¨ ARGUMENTS β¨
devβ the usb device, aka the main character of this whole operation πregβ register address, like the lil mailbox slot π¬dataβ the data to write, the actual payload, the message inside the envelope π
π DESCRIPTION π
so basically this one writes data to INIC's direct register communication interface. that's it, that's the whole function, and honestly? she ate. π writes the data, slays, done. periodt. π₯
π SEE ALSO π
the whole friend group, no gatekeeping, iykyk π
Kernel file ./drivers/most/most_usb.c, plus the whole squad:
struct most_dci_obj(9)struct most_dev(9)drci_rd_reg(9)get_stream_frame_size(9)hdm_poison_channel(9)hdm_add_padding(9)hdm_remove_padding(9)hdm_write_completion(9)hdm_read_completion(9)hdm_enqueue(9)hdm_configure_channel(9)hdm_request_netinfo(9)link_stat_timer_handler(9)wq_netinfo(9)wq_clear_halt(9)hdm_probe(9)hdm_disconnect(9)
and that's the page, bestie π§π it lives over in ./drivers/most and it's dated October 2026 β go forth and write those registers, you absolute icon ππΈ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms