pm_generic_prepare(9)

💅 pm_generic_prepare(9) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — this is the page for pm_generic_prepare, and honestly? it's a lil one but she's important. let's get into it ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

pm_generic_prepare — the generic routine that gets a device ready for a power transition. that's it. that's her job. iconic behavior honestly 🎀

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int pm_generic_prepare (struct device *dev );

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✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• dev — the device we're preparing. yes, that device. the one you're handling. 🫶

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💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so like, this function prepares a device for a system-wide power transition. lowkey vital, highkey underrated. no cap, when the whole system is doing the power dance, this is the generic hook that does the preparing part 💅✨

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• the kernel file ./drivers/base/power/generic_ops.c — that's where she lives, go say hi 🎀
• pm_generic_runtime_suspend(9)
• pm_generic_runtime_resume(9)
• pm_generic_suspend_noirq(9)
• pm_generic_suspend_late(9)
• pm_generic_suspend(9)
• pm_generic_freeze_noirq(9)
• pm_generic_freeze(9)
• pm_generic_poweroff_noirq(9)
• pm_generic_poweroff_late(9)
• pm_generic_poweroff(9)
• pm_generic_thaw_noirq(9)
• pm_generic_thaw(9)
• pm_generic_resume_noirq(9)
• pm_generic_resume_early(9)
• pm_generic_resume(9)
• pm_generic_restore_noirq(9)
• pm_generic_restore_early(9)
• pm_generic_restore(9)
• pm_generic_complete(9)

that's the whole power-management friend group fr fr — the way they all show up together in SEE ALSO is giving squad goals 👑🌈

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ok that's the whole page bestie, go forth and prepare your devices 💖

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