snd_vxpocke...gn_resources(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… snd_vxpocke...gn_resources(9) β€” like, the whole page, bestie

okay so real talk, this is from the Kernel API Manual (yes the name is literally truncated with ... in the header, that's not me being lazy, that's just how the man page shows up, iykyk πŸŽ€).


✨ NAME ✨

snd_vxpocket_assign_resources β€” initializes the hardware and the card instance, bestie. both. at once. main character energy fr fr πŸ’–


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int snd_vxpocket_assign_resources (struct vx_core *chip , int port , int irq );

like, that's the whole signature, no cap ✨


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • chip β€” the VX core instance 🫢
  • port β€” the i/o port for the card
  • irq β€” the irq number for the card

three args, all accounted for, we love a tidy little parameter list πŸ’…


πŸ”₯ DESCRIPTION πŸ”₯

okay so what this function actually does: it assigns the specified port and irq, it boots the card, it creates the pcm and control instances, and then it initializes the rest of the hardware. that's a lot of jobs for one function but she's handling it πŸ’€βœ¨

and the return vibe? it returns 0 if successful, or a negative error code. so like, 0 = slay, negative = 😭. check your return values, bestie, fr fr.

ngl, "boot the card" is the actual wording in the original and i'm keeping it, it's iconic πŸŽ€

πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘

  • Kernel file ./sound/pcmcia/vx/vxpocket.c β€” go read it, it's giving source of truth 🌈

and that's the whole thing!! no crumbs left behind πŸ“ from the ./sound/pcmcia/vx corner of the tree, dated October 2026, and yes the title up top really is snd_vxpocke...gn_resources(9) β€” truncation is a lifestyle πŸ’œ mwah, go compile something πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈβ­

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