iio_backend_...e_data_align(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 iio_backend_interface_data_align — the Kernel API Manual tea 🫖

okay bestie, so this one lives in the Kernel API Manual, section 9, and it's literally the glow-up artist for your sample data. let's get into it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

iio_backend_interface_data_align — Perform the data alignment process. yes that's the whole job description, she's booked and busy 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int iio_backend_interface_data_align(struct iio_backend *back, u32 timeout_us);

two args, one int back, no drama. icon behavior only 👑

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • back — Backend device. your main character struct, the struct iio_backend * herself. give her what she needs 🫶
  • timeout_us — Timeout value in us (microseconds, not vibes). and heads up, this one must be greater than 0 — the source material is very clear about this, so don't come at her with a zero 🙈

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so when this gets activated, it initiates a process that aligns the sample's most significant bit (MSB) based solely on the captured data — no other external signals invited to the party, fr fr. it's giving self-sufficient, it's giving "I don't need your help bestie, I got this" 💁‍♀️

and the timeout_us value must be greater than 0. not equal to zero, not negative. greater. than. zero. periodt 🔥

🌈 RETURN 🌈

  • 0 on success 🎉
  • negative error number on failure 😭

that's it, that's the range. either slay or a negative number, no in between 💀

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

the kernel file itself lives at ./drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c — go read it, it's the lore 📖

and here's the entire friend group, in order, no cap:

like, the whole roster. she knows everyone 💜

okay that's the page!! sourcing from ./drivers/iio, dated October 2026, chilling in manual section 9 — mwah, bye bestie, go align some MSBs responsibly 💖🎀✨

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