iio_backend_get_priv(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 iio_backend_get_priv(9) — like, the Kernel API Manual bestie ✨

okay so real talk, this page is from the kernel API manual and it's literally about one tiny lil function called iio_backend_get_priv. it's short, it's sweet, and it's giving "I just wanna get my driver's private data back" energy. no cap. 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

iio_backend_get_priv — get driver private data 🫶

like, that's the whole vibe. you give it a backend, it hands you back whatever private data the driver stashed in there. iconic.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void * iio_backend_get_priv (const struct iio_backend *back );

look at her. one line. one function. main character energy fr fr. 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • back — the backend device, aka the thing you're asking "hey bestie, what's your private data?" about. that's it. that's the whole input. 🍓

🔥 RETURN 🔥

a pointer to the driver private data associated with the backend. that's it. that's the tea. you get a void * and it points at the private data. slay. ✨

ngl bestie, that's the entire function. no hidden lore, no secret flags, no environment variables, no exit statuses. it's just a getter. and honestly? we love a low-maintenance icon. 👑

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

okay so there's a whole friend group here, and you KNOW we're listing every single one of them, because nobody gets left out in this group chat 💖

like, that's the whole squad. every single one. no skipping, no summarizing, we respect the lore. 🌈

and that's the page bestie!! 🧚 this lil cutie lives in the kernel source tree at ./drivers/iio, and this particular glow-up is dated October 2026, under the very official title iio_backend_get_priv(9). mwah 💜 periodt.

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