ir_sony_decode(9)

💅 ir_sony_decode(9) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual for ir_sony_decode — yes that's the manual name, we're in the kernel API manual section, and this little function is the moment. it's giving "one job, does it well" energy and honestly? obsessed. 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

ir_sony_decode — decode one Sony pulse or space 🦋

like literally one. one pulse or one space. that's the whole gig. no cap.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

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

yes the spacing is exactly like that, do not come for me, I'm just the messenger 💅

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✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• dev — the struct rc_dev descriptor of the device. it's the main character of the remote-control universe, it holds the device info, and this function needs it 🫶
• ev — the struct ir_raw_event descriptor of the pulse/space. this is the actual signal crumb being handed over for inspection 🌸

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so here's the tea: this function returns -EINVAL if the pulse violates the state machine. 😭

that's it. that's the whole description. it's a state machine soldier and it does not tolerate pulses that break the rules. vibe check failed = -EINVAL. periodt. ⭐

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✨ SEE ALSO ✨

• Kernel file ./drivers/media/rc/ir-sony-decoder.c — the source, go read it, it's iconic 👑
• ir_sony_encode(9) — the other half of the duo, the encoder to this decoder, fr fr 🔥

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so yeah, that's the page 💜 go forth and decode responsibly. sending you the best vibes, mwah 🧚

— with love, from ./drivers/media/rc, dated October 2026 🌈🎀