ipc_pm_prepare_host_active(9)
β¨ ipc_pm_prepare_host_active(9) β¨
okay so this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual, bestie β it's all about ipc_pm_prepare_host_active, and no cap, it's short but it matters π
πΈ NAME πΈ
ipc_pm_prepare_host_active β gets the PM all prepped and cute for wakeup by sliding it into the IPC_MEM_HOST_PM_ACTIVE_WAIT state π¦
Like, it's the "hey wake up, we're going active" prep step, and honestly? iconic.
π SYNOPSIS π
bool ipc_pm_prepare_host_active (struct iosm_pm *ipc_pm );
that's the whole signature, she's serving one argument and one bool return, minimal and clean β¨
π ARGUMENTS π
ipc_pmβ pointer to the power management component π«Ά this is literally the PM thing you're handing over so it can do its little prepare dance
β RETURN β
trueon success πfalseif the host was not sleeping π
so like, if the host wasn't even asleep, it's a false β vibe check failed, nothing to wake, iykyk π
π SEE ALSO π
go bestie, go read the whole extended universe:
- Kernel file
./drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_pm.hunionipc_pm_cond(9) enum ipc_mem_host_pm_state(9)enum ipc_mem_dev_pm_state(9)struct iosm_pm(9)enum ipc_pm_unit(9)ipc_pm_init(9)ipc_pm_deinit(9)ipc_pm_dev_slp_notification(9)ipc_pm_set_s2idle_sleep(9)ipc_pm_prepare_host_sleep(9)ipc_pm_wait_for_device_active(9)ipc_pm_signal_hpda_doorbell(9)ipc_pm_trigger(9)
fr fr, that's the whole page β short, sweet, and the PM stays ready π
and that's a wrap, babe π this one lives in ./drivers/net/wwan/iosm and it's dated October 2026 β mwah, go touch some kernel code π
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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