issei_fw_cl_create(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

🌸 issei_fw_cl_create(9) 🌸

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for issei_fw_cl_create(9) β€” this one is all about creating a firmware client object and adding it to the list, and it is lowkey iconic πŸ’…


πŸ’– NAME πŸ’–

issei_fw_cl_create β€” create firmware client object and add to list ✨


πŸŽ€ SYNOPSIS πŸŽ€

struct issei_fw_client * issei_fw_cl_create (struct issei_device *idev , u16 id , u8 ver , const uuid_t *uuid , u32 mtu , u32 flags );

πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • idev β€” issei device object. the main character device, fr fr 🫢
  • id β€” firmware client id. yes, the id πŸ’«
  • ver β€” firmware client version. version check vibes πŸŽ€
  • uuid β€” firmware client unique id. unique, as the name says πŸ‘‘
  • mtu β€” firmware client maximum message size. big-message energy 🌈
  • flags β€” firmware client flags. all the lil flag details 🚩

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

this is the function that creates the firmware client object and adds it to the list. cute, useful, does what it says on the tin πŸ’–

⚠️ heads up bestie: should be called under idev->client_lock. that’s the documented rule, so pls respect the lock vibe and don’t just barge in πŸ™ˆ

πŸ’« RETURN πŸ’«

  • on success: pointer to newly created object πŸŽ‰
  • on failure: ERR_PTR 😭

that’s the return situation, periodt πŸ’…


πŸ”— SEE ALSO πŸ”—

go read those too, iykyk 🧚


made with πŸ’– from source ./drivers/misc/issei, dated October 2026 β€” and yep, this is the issei_fw_cl_create(9) page. mwah πŸ’…πŸŽ€

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