quicki2c_alloc_report_buf(9)

💅 quicki2c_alloc_report_buf(9) — the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition ✨

okay so this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual, and it's about one lil function that gets all the report buffers ready. no cap, it's short but it's important. let's get into it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

quicki2c_alloc_report_buf — it allocates the report buffers. that's the whole vibe. literally just "Alloc report buffers" 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int quicki2c_alloc_report_buf (struct quicki2c_device *qcdev );

like, you hand it a device and it gives you back an int. iconic signature tbh.

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• qcdev — a pointer to the quicki2c_device structure. that's it, that's the one argument, she's low maintenance 💅

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so here's the tea, this function does three separate allocations and honestly? she ate. 🔥

• it allocates the report descriptor buffer — this one gets used to restore the TIC HID report descriptor. periodt.
• it allocates the input report buffer — this is the one that receives HID input report data from the TIC. 🍓
• it allocates the output report buffer — and this lil baby stores the HID output report, like when you're doing a set feature. 🌸

three buffers, three jobs, one function. main character energy fr fr 👑

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🌈 RETURN 🌈

• 0 if it slayed (success) ✨
• or an error code on failure 😭 — so like, always check. don't just assume bestie is fine.

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🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

y'all should also peek at the kernel file:

Kernel file ./drivers/hid/intel-thc-hid/intel-quicki2c/pci-quicki2c.c

and these function besties, all of them, no skipping:

• quicki2c_acpi_get_dsm_property(9)
• quicki2c_acpi_get_dsd_property(9)
• quicki2c_get_acpi_resources(9)
• quicki2c_irq_quick_handler(9)
• try_recover(9)
• quicki2c_irq_thread_handler(9)
• quicki2c_dev_init(9)
• quicki2c_dev_deinit(9)
• quicki2c_dma_adv_enable(9)
• quicki2c_dma_adv_disable(9)
• quicki2c_dma_init(9)
• quicki2c_dma_deinit(9)
• quicki2c_remove(9)
• quicki2c_shutdown(9)

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💜 that's the whole page bestie — go forth and allocate responsibly.

and that's a wrap! source/version is ./drivers/hid/intel-thc-hid/in... and it's dated October 2026 — so yeah, future girlie energy ⭐💀 bye!! 🎀