hp_ascii_to_utf16_unicode(9)

✨ hp_ascii_to_utf16_unicode(9) ✨

okay so bestie, this is the Kernel API Manual page for hp_ascii_to_utf16_unicode(9) — and it is literally about converting an ascii string into UTF-16 unicode. cute, focused, iconic. 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

hp_ascii_to_utf16_unicode — Convert ascii string to UTF-16 unicode. That's the whole assignment, no cap. 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void * hp_ascii_to_utf16_unicode (u16 *p , const u8 *str );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• p — Unicode buffer address. Like, this is where the unicode output lives, bestie. 🫶
• str — string to convert to unicode. The string that's getting the UTF-16 glow-up. ✨

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

BIOS supports UTF-16 characters that are 2 bytes long. No variable multi-byte language supported. That's the rule, periodt. 🫡

Returns a void pointer to the buffer string. Literally hands you back the buffer-string pointer. 💅

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/biosattr-interface.c
• hp_set_attribute(9)
• hp_wmi_perform_query(9)
• hp_wmi_set_bios_setting(9)

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