ir_imon_decode(9)

💅 ir_imon_decode(9) — the kernel API manual, bestie edition

okay so real talk, this one lives in the Kernel API Manual section 9, and it's a whole little function whose entire job is decoding one iMON pulse or space. that's it. that's the gig. ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

ir_imon_decode — Decode one iMON pulse or space

like… literally one. a single pulse. a single space. she does not do seconds. 🎀

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int ir_imon_decode (struct rc_dev *dev , struct ir_raw_event ev );

look at her go. takes two args, hands you back an int. iconic signature, no notes. 💅

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✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• dev — the struct rc_dev descriptor of the device 🫶 that's your remote-control device struct, the whole descriptor, not just a vibe.
• ev — the struct ir_raw_event descriptor of the pulse/space 🌈 this is the actual pulse-or-space you're feeding in.

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

This function returns -EINVAL if the pulse violates the state machine 😭

so yeah, the state machine is the main character here. feed her a pulse that breaks her rules and she will hit you with -EINVAL. that's the warning. that's the caveat. respect the state machine fr fr.

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• Kernel file ./drivers/media/rc/ir-imon-decoder.c 🍓 — go read the actual decoder if you want the full lore
• ir_imon_encode(9) 🔥 — the other half of the duo, the encoder bestie

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🧚 sign-off 🧚

and that's the page, bestie 💜 it comes to you from ./drivers/media/rc, dated October 2026, and yes the date is in the future, don't ask, slay. 🌸✨🦋