snd_vxpocke...gn_resources(9)
π 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 π).
β¨ NAME β¨
snd_vxpocket_assign_resources β initializes the hardware and the card instance, bestie. both. at once. main character energy fr fr π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
int snd_vxpocket_assign_resources (struct vx_core *chip , int port , int irq );
like, that's the whole signature, no cap β¨
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
chipβ the VX core instance π«Άportβ the i/o port for the cardirqβ the irq number for the card
three args, all accounted for, we love a tidy little parameter list π
π₯ DESCRIPTION π₯
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 πβ¨
and the return vibe? it returns 0 if successful, or a negative error code. so like, 0 = slay, negative = π. 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 π
π SEE ALSO π
- Kernel file
./sound/pcmcia/vx/vxpocket.cβ go read it, it's giving source of truth π
and that's the whole thing!! no crumbs left behind π 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 π mwah, go compile something π§ββοΈβ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms