snd_soc_allo...97_component(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 snd_soc_alloc_ac97_component — the Kernel API Manual, but make it make sense 💖

okay bestie so you've wandered into the kernel API manual for snd_soc_alloc_ac97_component(9) and honestly? iconic of you. this is the page about birthing a brand new AC'97 device. let's get into it 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

snd_soc_alloc_ac97_component — Allocate new a AC'97 device 😌✨ (yes we're keeping the original grammar, it's part of the vibe now, no notes)

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct snd_ac97 * snd_soc_alloc_ac97_component (struct snd_soc_component
*component );

that's the whole signature, bestie. one function, one argument, returns a pointer. clean. minimal. slay 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • component — The COMPONENT for which to create the AC'97 device. like, this is the thing you're making the device for, yk? it's giving "who is this for" energy 🫶

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so what does it do. it Allocated a new snd_ac97 device and intializes it — but (and this is the important part, don't skip it 🙈) it does not yet register it. the device exists, it's initialized, but it is not out in the world yet. it's in its pre-debut era, lowkey.

which means the caller — that's you, bestie 👑 — is responsible for either:

  • calling device_add(ac97->dev) to register the device, or
  • calling put_device(ac97->dev) to free the device
🚨 fr fr do not just walk away and leave it. you either register it or you free it. no third option. the device is your main character now, you can't just abandon it in the green room 😭

⭐ RETURN ⭐

Returns a snd_ac97 device ✨ — or an ERR_PTR in case of an error 💀. so yeah, always check before you start celebrating. vibe check your pointer first.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole AC'97 friend group, honestly. go say hi 🫶💖

aaaand that's the whole page, bestie! this lil gem lives in ./sound/soc, dated October 2026, and it's part of the Kernel API Manual — go off and allocate responsibly 🧚‍♀️💅✨

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