si476x_core...evision_info(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… si476x_core_get_revision_info(9) β€” Kernel API Manual

okay so bestie, welcome to the glow-up of si476x_core_get_revision_info β€” yes, the header up top prints it all squished as si476x_core...evision_info(9), that's just the man page formatter doing its little truncated thing, don't panic 🫢. We're hanging out in the Kernel API Manual, which is exactly as glamorous as it sounds.


✨ NAME ✨

si476x_core_get_revision_info β€” and honestly, the original page just left a lil dangling dash there, so we're keeping the vibe: this is the function that goes and finds out what firmware version your device is running. Periodt.


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int si476x_core_get_revision_info (struct si476x_core *core );

That's it. One function, one pointer, zero drama. πŸ’–


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • core β€” the Core device structure. that's the whole thing, that's the whole arg. she's the main character here πŸ‘‘

πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

So what does it do? It gets the firmware version number of the device, bestie. That's the mission. No cap.

And the way it does it is a whole three-step routine β€” like a little ritual, honestly:

  1. Power-up the device ⚑ like, wake her up, she needs to be awake for this
  2. Send the 'FUNC_INFO' command πŸ“¨ the actual asking-the-question part
  3. Powering the device down. πŸ’€ and then we tuck her back in, respectfully
and here's the part you actually need to remember: the function returns zero on success and a negative error code on failure. Zero good, negative bad, that's the whole mood. 🌈

πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

Kernel file ./drivers/mfd/si476x-i2c.c β€” she's the source file, go say hi.

And then the whole friend group, the si476x extended universe, iykyk:

and yes, si476x_core_pronounce_dead(9) is really in there, I'm not making that up πŸ’€ iconic name, honestly.


okay that's the whole page, you're officially educated πŸŽ“πŸ’œ

so this little masterpiece lives under ./drivers/mfd (that's the source/version, mwah πŸ’‹) and it's dated October 2026 β€” a whole future vibe. byeee, go read your firmware version responsibly πŸ“βœ¨

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