ENUM SSAM_CONTROLLER_STATE(9)

✨ enum ssam_controller_state(9) ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for enum ssam_controller_state — yes it's a 9, yes it's kernel-internal, and yes we're gonna read it together 💅

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🎀 NAME 🎀

enum ssam_controller_state — the state values for &struct ssam_controller, aka the little mood ring that tells you what your Surface controller is going through 🦋

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

enum ssam_controller_state {
    SSAM_CONTROLLER_UNINITIALIZED ,
    SSAM_CONTROLLER_INITIALIZED ,
    SSAM_CONTROLLER_STARTED ,
    SSAM_CONTROLLER_STOPPED ,
    SSAM_CONTROLLER_SUSPENDED

};

that's the whole enum, and it ate, no cap 🔥 five states, that's it, that's the roster 👑

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💖 Constants 💖

okay so every single one of these is a possible vibe, let's go state by state:

• SSAM_CONTROLLER_UNINITIALIZED — the controller hasn't been initialized yet, or it's already been deinitialized. so basically: not awake, or back to sleep. it's giving "no thoughts, head empty" 😭
• SSAM_CONTROLLER_INITIALIZED — the controller is initialized, but it hasn't been started yet. like it's dressed and ready but still sitting on the bed, lowkey 🫶
• SSAM_CONTROLLER_STARTED — it's been started and is ready to use. main character energy, fully online, slay ⭐
• SSAM_CONTROLLER_STOPPED — the controller has been stopped. periodt, it's done for now 💀
• SSAM_CONTROLLER_SUSPENDED — the controller has been suspended. nap era, do not disturb 🙈

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

the whole friend group, go say hi 💜:

• the kernel file ./drivers/platform/surface/aggregator/controller.h
• struct ssh_seq_counter(9)
• struct ssh_rqid_counter(9)
• struct ssam_nf_head(9)
• struct ssam_nf(9)
• struct ssam_event_item(9)
• struct ssam_event_queue(9)
• struct ssam_event_target(9)
• struct ssam_cplt(9)
• struct ssam_controller_caps(9)
• struct ssam_controller(9)
• ssam_controller_receive_buf(9)
• ssam_controller_write_wakeup(9)

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okay that's the page, bestie 🌈 and for the cute little sign-off: this one came from the source ./drivers/platform/surface/agg... and it's dated October 2026, so yeah, straight from the future, iconic 🧚💖💅