snd_compress_new(9)

💖 NAME 💖

Okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for snd_compress_new(9) — this is literally the function that creates a new compress device, bestie. No cap, that's the whole vibe. 🎀

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

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int snd_compress_new (struct snd_card *card , int device , int dirn ,
       const char *id , struct snd_compr *compr );

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• card — sound card pointer. It's giving main character energy for your sound card. 🫶
• device — device number. Just the number, bestie.
• dirn — device direction, and it should be of type enum snd_compr_direction. Do not freestyle this one, fr fr.
• id — ID string. The lil identity string.
• compr — compress device pointer. This is the compress device pointer right here.

🌸 RETURN 🌸

Returns zero if successful, or a negative error code. So zero is the slay outcome; otherwise it's giving negative error code energy. 😭

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file ./sound/core/compress_offload.c, plus snd_compr_stop_error(9) and snd_compr_task_finished(9). Go read those if you want the full lore, iykyk. 💅

okay bye bestie — source/version info is ./sound/core, dated October 2026, and this whole iconic page is all about snd_compress_new(9) 🫶✨