pcim_enable_device(9)

okay so welcome to pcim_enable_device(9) from the Kernel API Manual, bestie 💖 this one is short, sweet, and lowkey iconic.

💖 NAME 💖

pcim_enable_device — Managed pci_enable_device() with main character energy 👑

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int pcim_enable_device (struct pci_dev *pdev );

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• pdev — PCI device to be initialized. that’s the one getting the glow-up ✨

🎀 RETURN 🎀

• 0 on success, negative error code on failure. vibe check: that’s the whole mood, fr fr.

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so pcim_enable_device is the managed pci_enable_device(). the device will automatically be disabled on driver detach — the way that detach just handles the cleanup for you? obsessed. 💅 no cap.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file: ./drivers/pci/devres.c — and the linked bestie squad is:

• devm_pci_remap_iospace(9)
• devm_pci_remap_cfgspace(9)
• devm_pci_remap_cfg_resource(9)
• pcim_set_mwi(9)
• pcim_intx(9)
• pcim_pin_device(9)
• pcim_iomap_table(9)
• pcim_iomap(9)
• pcim_iounmap(9)
• pcim_iomap_region(9)
• pcim_iounmap_region(9)
• pcim_iomap_regions(9)
• pcim_request_region(9)
• pcim_release_region(9)
• pcim_release_all_regions(9)
• pcim_request_all_regions(9)
• pcim_iomap_range(9)

mwah 💋 — source/version is ./drivers/pci, dated October 2026. pcim_enable_device(9) signing off, love u bestie 🫶✨