ipc_pm_wait...evice_active(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– ipc_pm_wait_for_device_active(9) πŸ’–

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual (section 9, we're fancy like that) β€” today's main character is ipc_pm_wait_for_device_active, and honestly? she's a patient queen. πŸ’…


✨ NAME ✨

ipc_pm_wait_for_device_active β€” literally just sits there and waits up to IPC_PM_ACTIVE_TIMEOUT_MS ms for the device to reach active state. that's it. that's the whole job. no cap. πŸ•


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bool ipc_pm_wait_for_device_active (struct iosm_pm *ipc_pm );

like, you hand her a pointer and she gives you back a bool. short. sweet. iconic. πŸŽ€


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • ipc_pm β€” Pointer to power management component. that's your girl right there, she's the whole vibe check for this function 🫢

⭐ RETURN ⭐

  • true β€” device is active, we ate, everything slays πŸ”₯
  • false β€” timeout 😭 the device did not show up and she's not waiting around forever
ngl bestie, false here isn't a crash or anything dramatic β€” it just means the wait ran out. don't panic, just know the vibe is "timed out".

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

if you're the kind of person who reads the whole group chat and not just the last message (respect), go peek at the kernel file ./drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_pm.h and these absolute legends:

iykyk πŸ’œ


and that's the page!! this lil masterpiece lives in ./drivers/net/wwan/iosm, dated October 2026, straight from the Kernel API Manual β€” mwah, go touch some hardware bestie πŸ§šπŸ’–

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