find_devfreq_governor(9)

find_devfreq_governor(9) 💅

okay so bestie, this is find_devfreq_governor, and it’s serving straight out of the Kernel API Manual, section 9. It’s a lil lookup function with main-character energy: you give it a governor name, it searches the devfreq governor list, and boom — matched governor pointer. ✨

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🎀 NAME 🎀

find_devfreq_governor — find devfreq governor from name

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct devfreq_governor * find_devfreq_governor (const char *name );

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• name — name of the governor. literally just the governor’s name, bestie 🫶

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Search the list of devfreq governors and return the matched governor’s pointer.

The caller should be holding devfreq_list_lock. no cap, that lock detail is important — the docs say it should be held by the caller, so respect the lock in this house 💅

friendly reminder: devfreq_list_lock should be held by the caller. that’s the vibe check for this function 🔥

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c — that’s where the whole squad lives:

• find_device_devfreq(9)
• devfreq_get_freq_range(9)
• devfreq_get_freq_level(9)
• devfreq_update_status(9)
• try_then_request_governor(9)
• devfreq_update_target(9)
• update_devfreq(9)
• devfreq_monitor(9)
• devfreq_monitor_start(9)
• devfreq_monitor_stop(9)
• devfreq_monitor_suspend(9)
• devfreq_monitor_resume(9)
• devfreq_update_interval(9)
• devfreq_notifier_call(9)
• qos_notifier_call(9)
• qos_min_notifier_call(9)
• qos_max_notifier_call(9)
• devfreq_dev_release(9)
• devfreq_add_device(9)
• devfreq_remove_device(9)
• devm_devfreq_add_device(9)
• devm_devfreq_remove_device(9)
• devfreq_suspend_device(9)
• devfreq_resume_device(9)
• devfreq_suspend(9)
• devfreq_resume(9)
• devfreq_add_governor(9)
• devm_devfreq_add_governor(9)
• devfreq_remove_governor(9)
• devfreq_summary_show(9)
• devfreq_recommended_opp(9)
• devfreq_register_opp_notifier(9)
• devfreq_unregister_opp_notifier(9)
• devm_devfreq_register_opp_notifier(9)
• devm_devfreq_unregister_opp_notifier(9)
• devfreq_register_notifier(9)
• devm_devfreq_register_notifier(9)
• devm_devfreq_unregister_notifier(9)

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source/version: ./drivers/devfreq · date: October 2026 · page: find_devfreq_governor(9) — mwah, slay, and happy governor hunting 💋✨