fwnode_get_name(9)

💖 fwnode_get_name — a Kernel API Manual moment 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the fwnode_get_name(9) page, straight out of the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one is short and sweet and honestly kind of iconic for it.

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🌸 NAME 🌸

fwnode_get_name — literally just returns the name of a node. that's the whole job. no cap 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

const char * fwnode_get_name (const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode );

she takes one pointer and gives you back a const char *, periodt 🎀

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• fwnode — the firmware node, bestie. that's the one. the node in question 🫶

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

a pointer to the node name, or NULL. that's it, that's the whole vibe check 😭

heads up: she can hand you back NULL, so pls don't just go dereferencing that pointer without looking both ways first 🙈

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

this is the part where the whole friend group shows up, so let me introduce everyone 💜

• Kernel file ./drivers/base/property.c
• device_property_present(9)
• fwnode_property_present(9)
• device_property_read_bool(9)
• fwnode_property_read_bool(9)
• device_property_read_u8_array(9)
• device_property_read_u16_array(9)
• device_property_read_u32_array(9)
• device_property_read_u64_array(9)
• device_property_read_string_array(9)
• device_property_read_string(9)
• device_property_match_string(9)
• fwnode_property_read_u8_array(9)
• fwnode_property_read_u16_array(9)
• fwnode_property_read_u32_array(9)
• fwnode_property_read_u64_array(9)
• fwnode_property_read_string_array(9)
• fwnode_property_read_string(9)
• fwnode_property_match_string(9)
• fwnode_property_match_property_string(9)
• fwnode_property_get_reference_args(9)
• fwnode_find_reference(9)
• fwnode_get_name_prefix(9)
• fwnode_name_eq(9)
• fwnode_get_parent(9)
• fwnode_get_next_parent(9)
• fwnode_count_parents(9)
• fwnode_get_nth_parent(9)
• fwnode_get_next_child_node(9)
• fwnode_get_next_available_child_node(9)
• device_get_next_child_node(9)
• fwnode_get_named_child_node(9)
• device_get_named_child_node(9)
• fwnode_handle_get(9)
• fwnode_device_is_available(9)
• fwnode_get_child_node_count(9)
• fwnode_get_named_child_node_count(9)
• fwnode_get_phy_mode(9)
• device_get_phy_mode(9)
• fwnode_iomap(9)
• fwnode_irq_get(9)
• fwnode_irq_get_byname(9)
• fwnode_graph_get_next_endpoint(9)
• fwnode_graph_get_port_parent(9)
• fwnode_graph_get_remote_port_parent(9)
• fwnode_graph_get_remote_port(9)
• fwnode_graph_get_remote_endpoint(9)
• fwnode_graph_get_endpoint_by_id(9)
• fwnode_graph_get_endpoint_count(9)
• fwnode_graph_parse_endpoint(9)
• fwnode_connection_find_match(9)
• fwnode_connection_find_matches(9)

like I said. the entire group chat. go say hi 🧚

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and that's the page!! this little gem lives over in ./drivers/base and the manual's dated October 2026 — mwah, sending you off with a lil kiss, go name some nodes bestie 💋🎀🦋