kind_show(9)

💅 kind_show(9) 💅

okay so bestie, this page is from the Kernel API Manual, and it’s giving tiny function, main character energy. we’re talking about kind_show: display device kind. no cap, that’s the whole assignment. 💖✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

kind_show — display device kind. literally the entire point, and honestly? iconic. 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

ssize_t kind_show (struct device *device , struct device_attribute *attr
       , char *buf );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• device — device pointer. yes bestie, a pointer to the device. 🫶
• attr — attribute pointer. the attribute pointer, periodt. ✨
• buf — char out buffer. this is the char buffer where the output goes. 🌸

⭐ RETURN ⭐

the number of the bytes printed into buf, or error. that’s the return vibe, bestie. 💀

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Kernel file ./drivers/misc/mei/main.c is the home base, and the whole crew is right here:

• mei_open(9)
• mei_cl_vtag_remove_by_fp(9)
• mei_release(9)
• mei_read(9)
• mei_cl_vtag_by_fp(9)
• mei_write(9)
• mei_ioctl_connect_client(9)
• mei_vt_support_check(9)
• mei_ioctl_connect_vtag(9)
• mei_ioctl_client_notify_request(9)
• mei_ioctl_client_notify_get(9)
• mei_ioctl(9)
• mei_poll(9)
• mei_cl_is_write_queued(9)
• mei_fsync(9)
• mei_fasync(9)
• trc_show(9)
• fw_status_show(9)
• hbm_ver_show(9)
• hbm_ver_drv_show(9)
• fw_ver_show(9)
• dev_state_show(9)
• mei_set_devstate(9)
• mei_minor_get(9)
• mei_minor_free(9)

byeeee 🫶 this page belongs to ./drivers/misc/mei, dated October 2026, and it’s proudly titled kind_show(9). mwah 💋✨