snd_ump_block_new(9)

💅 snd_ump_block_new(9) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one's called snd_ump_block_new and it's literally the "Create a UMP block" function. that's the whole NAME section, no cap 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int snd_ump_block_new (struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump , unsigned int blk ,
       unsigned int direction , unsigned int first_group , unsigned int
       num_groups , struct snd_ump_block **blk_ret );

like, look at her. six whole arguments. main character energy fr fr 👑

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• ump — the UMP object 💖 this is the thing you're working with
• blk — the block ID number you wanna create, bestie. pick one 🎀
• direction — the direction, which can be in, out, or bidirection 🦋
• first_group — the first group ID (and yes it's 0-based, don't come for me, that's just how it is) 🌸
• num_groups — how many groups live in this block 💅
• blk_ret — the pointer where the resultant block object gets stored, iykyk 🐝

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./sound/core/ump.c
• snd_ump_endpoint_new(9)
• snd_ump_receive_ump_val(9)
• snd_ump_receive(9)
• snd_ump_transmit(9)
• snd_ump_switch_protocol(9)
• snd_ump_parse_endpoint(9)

all of these are iconic, go read them 🫶

k that's the whole thing, ily, go build some blocks 🧚💜 this came out of ./sound/core and it's dated October 2026, so it's like... from the future?? we love a time traveller 👑⭐💖