mcb_get_resource(9)
π mcb_get_resource(9) β Kernel API Manual
okay so bestie, welcome to mcb_get_resource, a lil function from the kernel's MCB (that's MEN Carrier Board, iykyk β¨) corner of the tree. it lives at manual section 9, the "kernel API" section, so you already know it's giving serious main-character kernel energy π
πΈ NAME πΈ
mcb_get_resource β literally just, like, get a resource for a mcb device π that's it, that's the whole vibe.
π SYNOPSIS π
struct resource * mcb_get_resource (struct mcb_device *dev , unsigned
int type );
no cap, that's the exact signature β copy it character for character or the compiler WILL humble you π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
devβ the mcb device π«Ά like, the device you're asking about. the main character of this whole operation.typeβ the type of resource π which flavour of resource you want from it. you tell it the type, it hands you the goodies.
β SEE ALSO β
the whole friend group, fr fr β go read these too, they're iconic:
- Kernel file
./drivers/mcb/mcb-core.cβ the actual source, the mothership π __mcb_register_driver(9)mcb_unregister_driver(9)mcb_device_register(9)mcb_alloc_bus(9)mcb_release_bus(9)mcb_bus_get(9)mcb_bus_put(9)mcb_alloc_dev(9)mcb_free_dev(9)mcb_bus_add_devices(9)mcb_request_mem(9)mcb_release_mem(9)mcb_get_irq(9)
π friendly reminder: the dev and type args are<italic>dev</italic>and<italic>type</italic>in the original synopsis, so don't go renaming anything when you paste it into your code. keep it exact, bestie. no creative liberties here π
okay that's the whole page, you ate that π the source of all this wisdom is ./drivers/mcb and it's dated October 2026 β periodt, go forth and get those resources ππ§ββοΈ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms