oaktrail_res...ay_registers(9)
β¨ NAME β¨
oaktrail_restore_display_registers β the little function that puts your registers back after they ghosted you during suspend/resume π
okay so real talk, this is from the Kernel API Manual (yes we're reading kernel docs for fun now, that's the era we're in π) and honestly? she's short, she's sweet, she's doing one job and doing it well. no cap.
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
int oaktrail_restore_display_registers (struct drm_device *dev );
that's it. that's the whole vibe. one function, one argument, returns an int π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
devβ our DRM device π like, ours. the one we're working with. she's the main character here, everything happens to her.
π§ DESCRIPTION π§
so picture this: your register state gets lost during suspend and resume π tragic, I know. this function's whole purpose in life is to restore that lost register state. that's it, that's the job. she shows up, she puts the registers back where they belong, she leaves. iconic behaviour honestly π
no extra lore here bestie β the manpage says "restore register state that was lost during suspend and resume" and we are NOT inventing details. periodt π
β SEE ALSO β
- Kernel file
./drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/oaktrail_device.cβ go read the source, iykyk π«Ά oaktrail_save_display_registers(9)β the one who saves them in the first place, the prequel π₯oaktrail_power_down(9)β power down era, another chapter of the saga π
and that's the page bestie!! π this gem lives in ./drivers/gpu/drm/gma500 and the version/date stamp on it is October 2026 β so like, future-coded of her ngl π« mwah, go restore those registers, slay β¨π
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