si476x_core...m_seek_start(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 si476x_core_cmd_fm_seek_start 💖

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual — yes bestie, the kernel has its own manual and it's lowkey iconic. We're talking about si476x_core_cmd_fm_seek_start, which is a whole function in there. Let's get into it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

si476x_core_cmd_fm_seek_start — send the 'FM_SEEK_START' command to the device 🫶

⭐ SYNOPSIS ⭐

int si476x_core_cmd_fm_seek_start (struct si476x_core *core , bool
       seekup , bool wrap );

that's the whole signature, no cap. Copy it exactly, don't be out here renaming stuff 🙈

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • core — the device you're sending the command to, fr fr 💅
  • seekup — if this is set, the direction of the search is 'up' ⬆️
  • wrap — if this is set, the seek wraps when it hits the band limit 🔄

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So what does it actually do? This function begins the search for a valid station 📻✨

The station is considered valid when 'FM_VALID_SNR_THRESHOLD' and are met. (that's literally how it's written on the page bestie, I'm not gonna lie to you 😭 that sentence just ends there — I'm reporting it exactly, character for character 👑)

Function returns 0 on success and a negative error code on failure. periodt 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./drivers/mfd/si476x-cmd.c, and honestly the whole friend group:

like, go read them all, they're all eating 🔥

lowkey reminder: the seek direction only flips 'up' when seekup is set, and wrapping at the band limit only happens when wrap is set — don't come for me, it's literally what the page says 💖

and that's the vibe check bestie 🧚 This one lives in ./drivers/mfd, it's dated October 2026, and the page itself is si476x_core...m_seek_start(9) — go forth and seek stations, mwah 💜💅

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