pci_tsm_link_constructor(9)

💻 pci_tsm_link_constructor(9) — from the Kernel API Manual 🎀

okay so bestie, picture this: you're deep in the kernel, you've got a link TSM situation, and somebody's gotta do the base struct pci_tsm initialization. that somebody? this function. it's literally giving foundation energy. main character setup arc. ✨

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✨ NAME ✨

pci_tsm_link_constructor — the base struct pci_tsm initialization for link TSMs 🫶

like, it doesn't do the whole thing, it just sets the base up so the rest of the link TSM crew can vibe off it. no cap.

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int pci_tsm_link_constructor (struct pci_dev *pdev , struct pci_tsm *tsm
, struct tsm_dev *tsm_dev );

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💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

• pdev — the PCI device in question 🔥 like, the actual hardware bestie
• tsm — the context to initialize 🌈 this is the thing you're setting up, hand it over and let it cook
• tsm_dev — the Platform TEE Security Manager, aka the initiator of security operations 👑 she's the one who starts the security stuff, respect her

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

kernel file ./drivers/pci/tsm.c — that's where the magic lives 💖

and the whole friend group, fr fr:

• pci_tsm_bind(9)
• pci_tsm_guest_req(9)
• pci_tsm_tdi_constructor(9)
• pci_tsm_pf0_constructor(9)
• __pci_tsm_destroy(9)

iykyk 🧚

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and that's the whole page, bestie 💜 slay. this one came out of ./drivers/pci and it's dated October 2026 — iconic behavior, honestly. go initialize something. periodt. 🎀