snd_request_card(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the snd_request_card(9) page from the Kernel API Manual — it's literally here to explain one tiny mission: trying to load the card module. 🎀

• snd_request_card — try to load the card module

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void snd_request_card (int card );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• card — the card number, periodt. that's the whole argument, no cap. 🫶

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the vibe: snd_request_card tries to load the module "snd-card-X" for the given card number via request_module. ✨

and if it's already loaded? it returns immediately — like, instant return, no waiting, no drama, just "k bye" energy. 💅

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file is ./sound/core/sound.c, and the besties to check out are:

• snd_lookup_minor_data(9)
• snd_register_device(9)
• snd_unregister_device(9)

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mwah 💋 this cutie comes from source ./sound/core, dated October 2026, and it's the snd_request_card(9) page. byeee 🫶💖