smi_i2c_probe(9)

okay bestie, welcome to smi_i2c_probe(9) from the Kernel API Manual 💖 this page is short, it’s giving “tiny but important,” and we are keeping every single detail. no skips, periodt.

🌸 NAME 🌸

smi_i2c_probe — instantiate multiple I2C devices from the inst array. that’s the name, bestie, and it ate.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

the signature, verbatim, because we do not play with code:

int smi_i2c_probe (struct platform_device *pdev , struct smi *smi ,
       const struct smi_instance *inst_array );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

three arguments, three vibe checks:

• pdev — the platform device. lowkey just the platform device, but highkey important.
• smi — internal struct for the Serial multi instantiate driver.
• inst_array — array of instances to probe. the lineup, the roster, the main characters.

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

okay so here’s the tea: this function returns the number of I2C devices instantiate — yes, “instantiate,” that’s the wording, don’t come for me 😭 — and it returns Zero if none is found, or a negative error code. that’s it. that’s the description. short and iconic.

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

go peep these too, bestie:

• Kernel file ./drivers/platform/x86/serial-multi-instantiate.c
• smi_spi_probe(9)

mwah 💋 sign-off szn: source/version ./drivers/platform/x86, date October 2026, page smi_i2c_probe(9) — love u, bye 🫶