iioutils_get_type(9)

✨ NAME ✨

iioutils_get_type — find and process _type attribute data. Okay so this is the iioutils_get_type(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, bestie 💖.

🫶 SYNOPSIS 🫶

int iioutils_get_type (char *format , unsigned int *bytes , unsigned int *bits_used , unsigned int *shift , uint64_t *mask , unsigned int *be , const char *device_dir , int buffer_idx , const char *name , const char *generic_name );

That's the signature, literally character for character, no cap ✨.

💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

• format — output channel format.
• bytes — output how many bytes the channel storage occupies.
• bits_used — output number of valid bits of data.
• shift — output amount of bits to shift right data before applying bit mask.
• mask — output a bit mask for the raw data.
• be — output if data in big endian.
• device_dir — the IIO device directory.
• buffer_idx — the IIO buffer index.
• name — the channel name.
• generic_name — the channel type name.

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

Returns a value >= 0 on success, otherwise a negative error code. That's the whole vibe check: non-negative is a slay, negative is an error 😭.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./tools/iio/iio_utils.c
• iioutils_break_up_name(9)
• iioutils_get_param_float(9)
• bsort_channel_array_by_index(9)
• build_channel_array(9)
• find_type_by_name(9)
• write_sysfs_int(9)
• write_sysfs_int_and_verify(9)
• write_sysfs_string_and_verify(9)
• write_sysfs_string(9)
• read_sysfs_posint(9)
• read_sysfs_float(9)
• read_sysfs_string(9)

Signed off from the ./tools/iio source corner, stamped October 2026, and it's still iioutils_get_type(9) — periodt 💅🎀.