iio_backend_...ace_type_get(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

🌸 iio_backend_...ace_type_get(9) — the kernel API manual, bestie edition 🌸

ok so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and the star of the show is iio_backend_interface_type_get. yes the filename is truncated with ... in it, that's just how the manpage title got cutely squished, the actual function is the full name, we move 💅

✨ NAME ✨

iio_backend_interface_type_get — literally just, get the interface type used. that's it. that's the whole job. iconic minimalism 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int iio_backend_interface_type_get (struct iio_backend *back , enum
       iio_backend_interface_type *type );

💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

  • back — Backend device. the main character you're asking the question about 👑
  • type — Interface type. this is where the answer goes, she's the output param, give her a pointer fr fr

⭐ RETURN ⭐

0 on success, negative error number on failure. no cap, that's the whole contract — zero means slay, negative means something went sideways and you go check the number 😭

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

ok buckle up bestie, this is a long one, the whole squad is here 🫶

like i said. the whole squad. iykyk 💀

ngl nothing here is dangerous, it's a getter, it's giving responsible and well-behaved. just remember to actually check that return value, bestie, 0 vs negative is the whole vibe check 🙈

and that's the page!! sign-off time: this lil beauty lives in ./drivers/iio, and the date stamped on it is October 2026 — yes, future vibes ✨🦋⭐ go forth and get that interface type, periodt 💜🎀

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