ili922x_write(9)
π ili922x_write(9) β like, the Kernel API Manual page you actually wanna read β¨
okay bestie, so this is ili922x_write, straight out of the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? it's giving "tiny function, big responsibility". it does exactly one thing and it does it iconically: it writes a value into a controller register. no cap. π
πΈ NAME πΈ
ili922x_write β write a controller register π
like, that's it. that's the whole job. write. a. controller. register. periodt. β¨
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
int ili922x_write (struct spi_device *spi , u8 reg , u16 value );
three args, one int back. lowkey elegant fr fr π
π ARGUMENTS π
spiβ astruct spi_device *. yes the whole struct pointer, she's built different π it's the spi device you're talking through, main character energy only.regβ au8, and it's the offset of the register you wanna write to. so you're like "hey, register at this offset? you're getting new content today" π«Άvalueβ au16, and it's literally just the value being written. the payload. the moment. the slay. π
π SEE ALSO π
bestie pls go read the whole friend group, they're all in the same kernel file: ./drivers/video/backlight/ili922x.c π
ili922x_read_status(9)ili922x_read(9)ili922x_reg_dump(9)set_write_to_gram_reg(9)ili922x_poweron(9)ili922x_poweroff(9)ili922x_display_init(9)
the way that's a whole squad ππ₯
ngl, if you came here looking for drama, there is none β this page is all facts, no bugs, no warnings, no weird exit statuses. just a clean little register write. we love a low-drama icon π
and that's the tea, bestie π§ from ./drivers/video/backlight, dated October 2026 β go write some registers, you absolute legend ππ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms