iio_read_channel_offset(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 iio_read_channel_offset — a kernel API manual moment

okay so bestie, we're in the iio_read_channel_offset(9) page, section 9, and honestly? it's giving "small function, big feelings." let's get into it 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

iio_read_channel_offset — literally just reads the offset value for a channel. that's the whole vibe. no cap. 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int iio_read_channel_offset (struct iio_channel *chan , int *val , int *val2 );

like, it returns an int and takes three things. we love a tidy signature. 🫶

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • chan — the channel you're out here querying. yes, that one. the channel in question. 👀
  • val — first part of the value that gets read back. it's half of the story, hold on. 💫
  • val2 — second part of the value that gets read back. together they're the whole picture, iykyk. ✨

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

okay so this is the fun part. the function returns a description of what's in val and val2, like IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO, which is the kernel being like "bestie, what you have here is a value of val + val2/1e6." 🧮

so like... val and val2 are not just numbers, they come with lore. the return tells you how to read them. iconic behaviour honestly. 👑

ngl, don't just smash val and val2 together and hope for the best — the return value is the whole vibe check for how those two numbers actually combine. 💀

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

so many friends. so many links. the iio girlies really showed up for this one 🌈

kernel file ./include/linux/iio/consumer.h, plus:

and that's the page, bestie 🍓 this one came from ./include/linux/iio and it's dated October 2026 — main character energy from start to finish, periodt. 💜🧚

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