iio_read_ava...el_attribute(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 iio_read_avail_channel_attribute(9) — Kernel API Manual energy 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual (that's the manual name, slay) and today's main character is iio_read_avail_channel_attribute. it reads the available channel attribute values. yes, that's the whole vibe. let's get into it 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

iio_read_avail_channel_attribute — read available channel attribute values 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int iio_read_avail_channel_attribute(struct iio_channel *chan, const int **vals, int *type, int *length, enum iio_chan_info_enum attribute);

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • chan — the channel being queried. it's the one on the stand, the main character, the reason we're all here 🫶
  • vals — the available values get read back into here. this is where the tea gets poured ✨
  • type — the type of the values that get read back. gotta know what flavour you're sipping ngl
  • length — number of entries in vals. like, how many values actually showed up to the party 💀
  • attribute — the info attribute to be read back. which little info vibe we're asking about 🔥

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

so the way this works: it returns an error code, IIO_AVAIL_RANGE or IIO_AVAIL_LIST. that's literally it, that's the whole description, and honestly? iconic. minimal. no notes. 🎀

lowkey important to actually check that return value bestie, an error code can come back too — don't just assume it's one of the two avail vibes 💅

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay this list is long long, but every single one of these deserves a shoutout, no skips, fr fr. also heads up: the kernel file is ./include/linux/iio/consumer.h. 📁

like, that's the whole friend group. all invited. all valid. 💜

and that's the page!! 🦋 this little cutie lives in ./include/linux/iio, it's the October 2026 version, and it's page iio_read_avail_channel_attribute(9) if you need to find it again. go read some available channel attribute values, bestie — you're gonna ate 💅✨💖

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