snd_ac97_suspend(9)

💤 snd_ac97_suspend(9) — the Kernel API Manual cut 💤

okay so bestie, real talk: this is snd_ac97_suspend from the Kernel API Manual, and it's about as short and sweet as a manpage gets. literally two sentences of lore and then a billion SEE ALSOs. she's concise, she's iconic, she's the nap-time queen of AC97 codecs. let's get into it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

snd_ac97_suspend — the general suspend function for an AC97 codec, aka the "go to sleep bb" function 💤

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

void snd_ac97_suspend(struct snd_ac97 *ac97);

no cap, that's the whole signature. returns nothing (void), takes one pointer, moves on with her life.

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• ac97 — the ac97 instance 💅 like, the actual codec object you're putting to bed. that's it. that's the whole argument list.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So the way this works: snd_ac97_suspend suspends the codec. and by "suspends" we mean it powers down the chip. that's genuinely the whole description, and honestly? she ate. no filler, no fluff, just nap time for your audio hardware ✨

think of it as the codec's personal "okay bestie, screens off, we're doing bedtime now" button 🌙

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

okay this part is a whole squad, get comfy 🍓:

• the kernel file ./sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c — that's where the magic lives, iykyk
• snd_ac97_write(9)
• snd_ac97_read(9)
• snd_ac97_write_cache(9)
• snd_ac97_update(9)
• snd_ac97_update_bits(9)
• snd_ac97_get_short_name(9)
• snd_ac97_bus(9)
• snd_ac97_mixer(9)
• snd_ac97_update_power(9)
• snd_ac97_resume(9) — the one who wakes her back up, lowkey the main character of the reunion arc 👑
• snd_ac97_tune_hardware(9)

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and that's the page, bestie!! mwah 💖

this little gem lives in ./sound/pci/ac97, dates back to October 2026, ships as part of the Kernel API Manual, and answers to the name snd_ac97_suspend(9). go forth and suspend responsibly, and remember: every nap needs a resume 🌈