extcon_get_edev_name(9)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so bestie, this is extcon_get_edev_name(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and it's the little helper that gets the name of the extcon device. that's the whole assignment, no cap 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

here's the signature, copy it exactly or the compiler will side-eye you:

const char * extcon_get_edev_name (struct extcon_dev *edev );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• edev — the extcon device. like, the device whose name you're asking about. main character energy only ✨

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

if you're going down the extcon rabbit hole (and honestly, slay), start with the Kernel file ./drivers/extcon/extcon.c, then vibe-check these icons:

• struct extcon_cable(9)
• extcon_sync(9)
• extcon_get_state(9)
• extcon_set_state(9)
• extcon_set_state_sync(9)
• extcon_get_property(9)
• extcon_set_property(9)
• extcon_set_property_sync(9)
• extcon_get_property_capability(9)
• extcon_set_property_capability(9)
• extcon_get_extcon_dev(9)
• extcon_register_notifier(9)
• extcon_unregister_notifier(9)
• extcon_register_notifier_all(9)
• extcon_unregister_notifier_all(9)
• extcon_alloc_cables(9)
• extcon_alloc_muex(9)
• extcon_alloc_groups(9)
• extcon_dev_register(9)
• extcon_dev_unregister(9)

that's the whole page, babe 🫶 source spot is ./drivers/extcon, and the date on this cutie is October 2026. go forth and get that device name 💖✨