of_console_check(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ NAME ✨

of_console_check — Test and setup console for DT setup. yep, that's the whole name, bestie, and we're on the of_console_check(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, so buckle up. 💖

🌀 SYNOPSIS 🌀

bool of_console_check (const struct device_node *dn , char *name , int index );

okay so that's the function signature, and yes it returns a bool. no cap. ✨

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • dn — pointer to device node. the main-character node, basically.
  • name — name to use for preferred console without index. ex. "ttyS".
  • index — index to use for preferred console.

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

Check if the given device node matches the stdout-path property in the /chosen node. If it does then register it as the preferred console. that's the whole plot, and it's lowkey iconic. 🫶

🌸 RETURN 🌸

TRUE if console successfully setup. Otherwise return FALSE. periodt. 💀✨

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file ./drivers/of/base.c — and the whole friend group is here, bestie:

mwah 💋 — source ./drivers/of, October 2026.

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