genwqe_device_create(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ genwqe_device_create(9) ✨

okay bestie, this is the Kernel API Manual page for genwqe_device_create(9) β€” we're gonna get through it together, no cap 🫢


🌸 NAME 🌸

genwqe_device_create β€” create and configure genwqe char device. iconic. πŸ’…

πŸŽ€ SYNOPSIS πŸŽ€

int genwqe_device_create (struct genwqe_dev *cd );

πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • cd β€” genwqe device descriptor. that's the whole argument, bestie ✨

πŸ’– DESCRIPTION πŸ’–

okay so here's the tea, no cap: this function must be called before we create any more genwqe character devices, because it is allocating the major and minor number which are supposed to be used by the client drivers. like, it's giving setup main character energy and you cannot skip it 😭πŸ”₯

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./drivers/misc/genwqe/card_dev.c has the whole squad:

mwah πŸ’‹ β€” source/version: ./drivers/misc/genwqe; date: October 2026. periodt.

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