hwmon_device_register(9)

💖 hwmon_device_register(9) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ we’re talking about hwmon_device_register(9) today, and honestly? iconic little registration moment. 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

hwmon_device_register — register w/ hwmon 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct device * hwmon_device_register (struct device *dev );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• dev — the device to register. that’s the whole vibe check for this one, no cap 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so real talk: hwmon_device_unregister must be called when the device is no longer needed. that’s not optional, bestie — it’s literally in the description. 😭

Returns the pointer to the new device. slay. ✨

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c 👀
• hwmon_device_register_with_groups(9)
• hwmon_device_register_with_info(9)
• hwmon_device_register_for_thermal(9)
• hwmon_device_unregister(9)
• devm_hwmon_device_register_with_groups(9)
• devm_hwmon_device_register_with_info(9)
• hwmon_sanitize_name(9)
• devm_hwmon_sanitize_name(9)

cute little sign-off time, bestie: this one comes from source/version ./drivers/hwmon, dated October 2026. mwah 💋✨