of_machine_get_match_data(9)

💖 `of_machine_get_match_data` 💖

okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual, bestie — this one's a lil function from the device tree corner of the kernel, and honestly? it's giving "short and sweet, does exactly one thing." no cap.

✨ NAME ✨

of_machine_get_match_data — tells you if the root of the device tree has a matching of_match structure 🎀

like literally, that's the whole job. it checks the root, and if something matches, you get the data. if not? you get nothing. iconic minimalism.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

const void * of_machine_get_match_data (const struct of_device_id *matches);

she takes one pointer and hands you back a const void * — that's it, that's the whole signature. slay 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

matches — a NULL-terminated array of of_device_id match structures to search in. yep, NULL-terminated means the list just keeps going until it hits a NULL and then it stops, so pls don't forget your terminator or she'll keep reading forever (and that's not a vibe). 🫶

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

returns the data associated with the matched entry, or NULL. 🎯

that's it. that's the description. no hidden lore, no extra flags, no surprises — she matches, she returns the data, she goes home. periodt. ✨

lowkey a perfect little function ngl — one arg, one return, zero drama. main character energy fr fr.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

kernel file ./drivers/of/base.c — that's where she lives, go say hi 🧚

and here's the whole of crew, all the of_* besties you might wanna meet next:

that's 44 whole friends, i counted, i'm obsessed 😭💖

okay that's the page!! tysm for reading, mwah 🫶 this one shipped out of ./drivers/of and the date on it is October 2026 — so yeah, it's literally from the future, no cap. go read some more of_*(9) pages, they miss you. bye bestie!! 💅✨🎀🦋🌸💜

📦 where this page comes from

nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
💖 girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on 2026-11-04: a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms

of_machine_get_match_data(9)