quicki2c_dev_deinit(9)

💅 quicki2c_dev_deinit — the Kernel API Manual moment

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and the star of the show is quicki2c_dev_deinit(9) — yes that (9) means kernel-level business, we're literally in the big leagues 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

quicki2c_dev_deinit — De-initialize QuickI2C device. that's it, that's the whole vibe: we're un-initializing, we're packing up, we're closing the group chat 🫶

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void quicki2c_dev_deinit (struct quicki2c_device *qcdev );

no return value, no drama, just vibes and one pointer 💅

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• qcdev — a pointer to the quicki2c_device structure. that's your main character right there, the struct we're about to de-init. hand it over and let the kernel cook ✨

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so what does this actually do, you ask? two things, and they're both lowkey important:

• Disable the THC interrupt 🔇
• Deinitilize THC — yep, the manual says "deinitilize", I'm just the messenger, but the meaning is clear: THC gets torn down. no cap, it's gone 💀

ngl, this is the cleanup era. init gets all the hype but deinit is the one that actually keeps your kernel from falling apart. respect her 🫶

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• the kernel file itself, right here in the flesh: ./drivers/hid/intel-thc-hid/intel-quicki2c/pci-quicki2c.c
• 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_dma_adv_enable(9)
• quicki2c_dma_adv_disable(9)
• quicki2c_dma_init(9)
• quicki2c_dma_deinit(9)
• quicki2c_alloc_report_buf(9)
• quicki2c_remove(9)
• quicki2c_shutdown(9)

like, the whole squad is in here — go read them, iykyk 👑

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that's the page, bestie 💖 this came out of the source tree at ./drivers/hid/intel-thc-hid/in... (yes, truncated exactly like that, the manpage said so, not me 🙈) and it's dated October 2026 — and the footer still spells it quicki2c_dev_deinit(9) because legends never change their name. periodt. ⭐