of_phandle_args_equal(9)

💖 of_phandle_args_equal(9) 💖

okay so welcome to the kernel API manual, bestie — this page lives in section 9 and it's called of_phandle_args_equal, and it's literally just a vibe check for two of_phandle_args structs. that's it. that's the whole gig. 🦋

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✨ NAME ✨

of_phandle_args_equal — compare two of_phandle_args 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bool of_phandle_args_equal (const struct of_phandle_args *a1 , const
       struct of_phandle_args *a2 );

like, it takes two pointers and hands you back a bool. simple queen behavior. 👑

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• a1 — the first of_phandle_args to compare, aka contestant number one 💅
• a2 — the second of_phandle_args to compare, aka contestant number two, we love a fair fight ✨

🔥 RETURN 🔥

true if a1 and a2 are the same (same node pointer, same phandle args), and false otherwise. no cap, that's the whole return contract — same node pointer AND same phandle args or it's a no from her 💀

ngl this is the "are they twins or just matching outfits" function. same node pointer + same phandle args = true. anything else = false, periodt.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole friend group, in the order the kernel file lists them 🧚

Kernel file ./include/linux/of.h:

• of_node_init(9)
• of_machine_is_compatible(9)
• of_parse_phandle(9)
• of_parse_phandle_with_args(9)
• of_parse_phandle_with_fixed_args(9)
• of_parse_phandle_with_optional_args(9)
• of_property_count_u8_elems(9)
• of_property_count_u16_elems(9)
• of_property_count_u32_elems(9)
• of_property_count_u64_elems(9)
• of_property_read_string_array(9)
• of_property_count_strings(9)
• of_property_read_string_index(9)
• of_property_present(9)
• of_property_read_u8_array(9)
• of_property_read_u16_array(9)
• of_property_read_u32_array(9)
• of_property_read_u64_array(9)
• struct of_changeset_entry(9)
• struct of_changeset(9)
• of_device_is_system_power_controller(9)
• of_have_populated_dt(9)

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and that's the page!! 🎀 source path is ./include/linux, the version stamp says October 2026, and the whole thing is filed under of_phandle_args_equal(9) — mwah, go compare some structs bestie, ily, bye 💜🌟