parport_ip32_write_control(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… parport_ip32_write_control(9) πŸ’…

okay bestie, this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual, and it’s all about parport_ip32_write_control(9). No cap, it’s giving β€œtiny function, very specific job” energy. πŸ¦‹


πŸŽ€ NAME πŸŽ€

parport_ip32_write_control β€” set new contents for the DCR register ✨


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

the signature, verbatim, because code does not do vibes-only:

void parport_ip32_write_control (struct parport *p , unsigned char c );

it returns void, so there’s no return value to obsess over. periodt. πŸ’…


🫢 ARGUMENTS 🫢

two little besties walk in:

  • p β€” pointer to struct parport
  • c β€” new value to write

πŸ’– DESCRIPTION πŸ’–

okay so here’s the mask moment: the value you pass in as c gets masked, and the mask is set up so the only values that change are DCR_STROBE, DCR_AUTOFD, DCR_nINIT, and DCR_SELECT. that’s the whole plot, bestie. πŸŽ€


πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹

the whole extended friend group, no one left out:


mwah πŸ’‹ β€” source/version check: ./drivers/parport; date check: October 2026; page name check: parport_ip32_write_control(9). bye bestie! 🫢✨

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