of_get_next_parent(9)

🌸 NAME 🌸

Bestie, welcome to the of_get_next_parent(9) page from the Kernel API Manual — yes, the manual name is literally in the house. This function is here to help you iterate to a node's parent. Iconic behavior, honestly. 🎀

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

Here's the signature, copied exactly so nobody has to guess:

struct device_node * of_get_next_parent (struct device_node *node );

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💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

• node — the node you want the parent of. That's it, that's the argument. Slay. 💅

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Okay so picture of_get_parent, right? This is like that, except it drops the refcount on the passed node, which makes it suitable for iterating through a node's parents. No cap, that's the whole vibe. 🦋

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🎀 RETURN 🎀

You get back a node pointer with refcount incremented. When you're done with it, use of_node_put on it — do not ghost that part, bestie. 😭

Refcount reminder: use of_node_put on it when done. This is not optional, fr fr. 💖

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file ./drivers/of/base.c is in the mix, plus this whole iconic lineup:

• of_find_all_nodes(9)
• __of_device_is_compatible(9)
• of_machine_compatible_match(9)
• of_machine_read_compatible(9)
• of_machine_read_model(9)
• of_machine_get_match(9)
• of_machine_get_match_data(9)
• __of_device_is_available(9)
• __of_device_is_reserved(9)
• of_device_is_available(9)
• __of_device_is_fail(9)
• of_device_is_big_endian(9)
• of_get_parent(9)
• of_get_next_child(9)
• of_get_next_child_with_prefix(9)
• of_get_next_available_child(9)
• of_get_next_reserved_child(9)
• of_get_next_cpu_node(9)
• of_get_compatible_child(9)
• of_get_child_by_name(9)
• of_get_available_child_by_name(9)
• of_find_node_opts_by_path(9)
• of_find_node_by_name(9)
• of_find_node_by_type(9)
• of_find_compatible_node(9)
• of_find_node_with_property(9)
• of_match_node(9)
• of_find_matching_node_and_match(9)
• of_alias_from_compatible(9)
• of_find_node_by_phandle(9)
• of_parse_phandle_with_args_map(9)
• of_count_phandle_with_args(9)
• __of_add_property(9)
• of_add_property(9)
• of_remove_property(9)
• of_alias_scan(9)
• of_alias_get_id(9)
• of_alias_get_highest_id(9)
• of_console_check(9)
• of_find_next_cache_node(9)
• of_find_last_cache_level(9)
• of_map_id(9)
• of_map_iommu_id(9)
• of_map_msi_id(9)

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Footer vibes, bestie: this page lives under ./drivers/of, dated October 2026, and it's literally the of_get_next_parent(9) manual page. Go forth and parent-hop responsibly 💖🦋✨