rc_keyup(9)

💅 rc_keyup(9) — like, the kernel API manual bestie 🎀

okay so first things first: this little cutie lives in the Kernel API Manual section 9, and her whole name is rc_keyup(9). she's the one who tells everyone the key got let go. the release. the "ok I'm done pressing" moment. periodt.

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✨ NAME ✨

rc_keyup — signals the release of a keypress 🫶

like literally, it's the "key up" notification. she's the vibe check for when your finger leaves the button.

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void rc_keyup (struct rc_dev *dev );

that's it. that's the whole signature. no return value, she doesn't gossip back 💅

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• dev — the struct rc_dev descriptor of the device 🔥 this is your remote control's little ID card. she needs to know which remote we're talking about, bestie, don't leave her guessing.

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⭐ DESCRIPTION ⭐

so this routine is used to signal that a key has been released on the remote control. that's the whole gig. the keypress is over, the finger has left the building, and rc_keyup is the one who announces it 📣

ngl she's lowkey the main character of "I'm done now" energy 👑

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

bestie, the friend group is huge, buckle up:

• Kernel file ./drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
• scancode_to_u64(9)
• ir_create_table(9)
• ir_free_table(9)
• ir_resize_table(9)
• ir_update_mapping(9)
• ir_establish_scancode(9)
• ir_setkeycode(9)
• ir_setkeytable(9)
• ir_lookup_by_scancode(9)
• ir_getkeycode(9)
• rc_g_keycode_from_table(9)
• ir_do_keyup(9)
• ir_timer_keyup(9)
• ir_timer_repeat(9)
• rc_repeat(9)
• ir_do_keydown(9)
• rc_keydown(9)
• rc_keydown_notimeout(9)
• rc_validate_scancode(9)
• rc_validate_filter(9)
• struct rc_filter_attribute(9)
• show_protocols(9)
• parse_protocol_change(9)
• store_protocols(9)
• show_filter(9)
• store_filter(9)
• show_wakeup_protocols(9)
• store_wakeup_protocols(9)

all of them, no cap. this is the whole group chat and you're getting added to it 🫶

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💡 friendly reminder: rc_keyup takes a pointer to the device, so make sure dev is a real struct rc_dev and not, like, a random thought you had at 3am 🙈

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🌸 ok that's the page!! this one ships from ./drivers/media/rc and she's dated October 2026, so mark your calendar bestie, she's a whole vibe 🎀✨💜