ishtp_cl_init(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 ishtp_cl_init — like, the kickoff function for a client device

okay so bestie, welcome to ishtp_cl_init(9) 🌸 — that's a section 9 manpage from the Kernel API Manual, aka the kernel-API zone, aka where the drivers live. Buckle up, this one's short but it's iconic 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

ishtp_cl_init — initialize, like, all the fields of a client device. every single one. periodt 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void ishtp_cl_init (struct ishtp_cl *cl , struct ishtp_device *dev );

it's giving void — no return value, no notes, she just does her thing and dips 🦋

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • cl — an ishtp client instance 💖 this is the main character, the one getting her fields initialized
  • dev — an ishtp device 🌈 the device context, also invited to the party

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so what does she actually do? she initializes a client device's fields — get into it — init spinlocks, init queues, etc. 🧚 that's the whole vibe: all the little setup bits a brand-new client needs before she can function.

ngl the "etc." is doing a lot of heavy lifting here, but that's literally what the page says, so we're keeping it 💀

and the timing? this function is called during new client creation ⭐ so whenever a new client is being born, ishtp_cl_init is right there, making sure everything's set up. main character energy fr fr 👑

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

the kernel file this lives in, bestie:

  • ./drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp/client.c 📁

and the whole friend group (yes, it's a big friend group, everybody's linked):

💖 and that's the whole page!! she's short, she's sweet, she inits your spinlocks and queues and leaves. obsessed 🫶

okay bye bestie, this page came to you courtesy of ./drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp and it's dated October 2026 — mark your calendars, the ishtp girlies said so 🗓️✨💅

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