hwmon_devic...er_with_info(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ hwmon_device_register_with_info ✨

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual for the hwmon_devic...er_with_info(9) page, and this one is literally the glow-up function for hwmon drivers 💅 buckle up 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

hwmon_device_register_with_info — register w/ hwmon 🦋

💖 SYNOPSIS 💖

struct device * hwmon_device_register_with_info (struct device *dev ,
const char *name , void *drvdata , const struct hwmon_chip_info *chip ,
const struct attribute_group **extra_groups );

like, that's the whole signature, no cap 🔥

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • dev — the parent device 💜 mandatory, you literally cannot skip it, she's the main character energy here
  • name — the hwmon name attribute ✨ also mandatory, so don't come to the function empty-handed
  • drvdata — driver data to attach to the created device 🫶 optional, you can slide that in if you want
  • chip — pointer to hwmon_chip_info 👑 mandatory, the whole vibe check depends on it
  • extra_groups — pointer to list of additional non-standard attribute groups 🌈 optional, for when you want extra toppings on your device

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so listen 👀 when the device is no longer needed, hwmon_device_unregister must be called. yes, must, fr fr — don't leave her hanging 😭

and the function? it returns the pointer to the new device 💫 iconic behaviour, honestly 🌸

🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

like a whole friend group of functions, they all ate 🔥👑

🧚 tiny reminder bestie: every single flag, argument, and reference above is exactly as it appears in the original — i kept it all for you, no details dropped, periodt 💖

and that's the page! 🌸 this one lives in ./drivers/hwmon and it's dated October 2026 📅 — so like, future vibes only, slay 🎀🦋💅

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