helene_attach_s(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… helene_attach_s(9) β€” the satellite-standards girlie of the helene tuner world πŸ›°οΈβœ¨

okay so first things first: this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, section 9, and the star of the show is helene_attach_s β€” that's the satellite standards flavour of attaching a helene tuner. yes, there's a non-_s sibling too, keep scrolling to SEE ALSO bestie 🫢


🌸 NAME 🌸

helene_attach_s β€” Attach a helene tuner (satellite standards) πŸ›°οΈπŸ’–


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct dvb_frontend * helene_attach_s (struct dvb_frontend *fe , const
       struct helene_config *config , struct i2c_adapter *i2c );

like, that's the whole signature. three args, one return, no drama πŸŽ€


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • fe β€” the frontend to be attached. it's the main character here, we're literally hooking stuff onto it πŸ’…
  • config β€” pointer to struct helene_config with the tuner configuration. all the settings live in there, so hand it over correctly fr fr
  • i2c β€” the i2c adapter to use. that's the lil communication road the tuner rides on 🌈

πŸ‘‘ RETURN πŸ‘‘

FE pointer on success, NULL on failure. that's it. slay or bust 😭


πŸ’€ SEE ALSO πŸ’€

  • Kernel file ./drivers/media/dvb-frontends/helene.h
  • struct helene_config(9)
  • helene_attach(9)
ngl, if you're here you should probably peek at the plain helene_attach(9) too β€” this one's the satellite-standards variant, iykyk 🧚

and that's the vibe check, bestie πŸ’– this cutie lives in ./drivers/media/dvb-frontends and the page is dated October 2026 β€” go forth and attach responsibly πŸŽ€βœ¨πŸ“

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