fbtft_register_framebuffer(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the fbtft_register_framebuffer(9) page from the Kernel API Manual — this one is literally about registering a tft frame buffer device. slay. ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int fbtft_register_framebuffer (struct fb_info *fb_info );

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• fb_info — the frame buffer info structure, aka the main character of this whole situation. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so here’s the vibe check on what this function does, in order:

• Sets SPI driverdata if needed.
• Requests needed gpios.
• Initializes display.
• Updates display.
• Registers a frame buffer device fb_info.

and the return situation? Returns negative errno on error, or zero for success. no cap, that’s the whole mood. 😭

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
• fbtft_framebuffer_alloc(9)
• fbtft_framebuffer_release(9)
• fbtft_unregister_framebuffer(9)
• fbtft_init_display_from_property(9)
• fbtft_init_display(9)
• fbtft_verify_gpios(9)
• fbtft_probe_common(9)
• fbtft_remove_common(9)

mwah 💋 that’s the page — source location ./drivers/staging/fbtft, dated October 2026. go forth and register those frame buffers, icon. 🎀🦋