genwqe_device_create(9)
β¨ genwqe_device_create(9) β¨
okay bestie, this is the Kernel API Manual page for genwqe_device_create(9) β we're gonna get through it together, no cap π«Ά
πΈ NAME πΈ
genwqe_device_create β create and configure genwqe char device. iconic. π
π SYNOPSIS π
int genwqe_device_create (struct genwqe_dev *cd );
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
cdβ genwqe device descriptor. that's the whole argument, bestie β¨
π DESCRIPTION π
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 ππ₯
π SEE ALSO π
Kernel file ./drivers/misc/genwqe/card_dev.c has the whole squad:
genwqe_search_pin(9)__genwqe_search_mapping(9)genwqe_kill_fasync(9)genwqe_open(9)genwqe_fasync(9)genwqe_release(9)genwqe_vma_close(9)genwqe_mmap(9)do_flash_update(9)ddcb_cmd_cleanup(9)ddcb_cmd_fixups(9)genwqe_execute_ddcb(9)genwqe_ioctl(9)genwqe_device_remove(9)
mwah π β source/version: ./drivers/misc/genwqe; date: October 2026. periodt.
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms