platform_begin(9)

💅 platform_begin(9) — like, the actual page

okay bestie, welcome to platform_begin(9) from the Kernel API Manual — yes that's the manual name, and yes it's giving ✨core kernel documentation✨. this one's a shortie but she matters, so let's get into it 🫶

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🌸 NAME 🌸

platform_begin — literally just calls platform to start hibernation. that's it. that's the whole vibe. no cap 💤

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int platform_begin (int platform_mode );

look at her. one function, one arg, returns an int. iconic, honestly 👑

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• platform_mode — tells the function whether or not to use the platform driver. that's the whole decision bestie, it's a yes-or-no situation and this is where you say it 💅

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

the whole friend group, fr fr — go read these too:

• Kernel file ./kernel/power/hibernate.c 📁
• pm_hibernation_mode_is_suspend(9)
• hibernation_set_ops(9)
• platform_end(9)
• platform_pre_snapshot(9)
• platform_leave(9)
• platform_finish(9)
• platform_pre_restore(9)
• platform_restore_cleanup(9)
• platform_recover(9)
• swsusp_show_speed(9)
• create_image(9)
• hibernation_snapshot(9)
• resume_target_kernel(9)
• hibernation_restore(9)
• hibernation_platform_enter(9)
• power_down(9)
• hibernate(9)
• hibernate_quiet_exec(9)
• software_resume_initcall(9)

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lowkey a whole hibernation cinematic universe going on up there 😭 go click through them, iykyk

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and that's the page, bestie!! 🎀 this lil cutie lives in ./kernel/power and the version stamp says October 2026 — so like, see you in the future, mwah 💖🌸🦋