software_node_find_by_name(9)

💜 software_node_find_by_name 💜

okay bestie, so this one is from the Kernel API Manual (like, the software_node_find_by_name(9) page, iykyk) and honestly it's giving "short but important" energy. let's get into it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

software_node_find_by_name — literally just: find a software node by name. that's the whole vibe. 🔍

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

const struct software_node * software_node_find_by_name (const struct
software_node *parent , const char *name );

like, it hands you back a const struct software_node * and it takes two things: a parent and a name. simple as that. no cap. ✨

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• parent — the parent of the software node. yes, the literal parent. this is where the search starts looking, bestie 👑
• name — the name of the software node. the thing you're hunting for 🕵️‍♀️

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so the function will find a node that is a child of parent and that is named name. like, both conditions, okay? not just any random node with that name — it's gotta be a child of the parent you passed in. 🌈

and if no node is found? the function returns NULL. that's it. that's the whole finding arc. 😭💀

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⚠️ NOTE ⚠️

not me reminding you again: you will need to drop the reference with fwnode_handle_put after use. please don't forget, bestie, that's a leak waiting to happen 🙈💅

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💖 SEE ALSO 💖

Kernel file ./drivers/base/swnode.c — plus the whole squad of related pages:

• property_entries_dup(9)
• property_entries_free(9)
• software_node_register_node_group(9)
• software_node_unregister_node_group(9)
• software_node_register(9)
• software_node_unregister(9)
• device_add_software_node(9)
• device_remove_software_node(9)
• device_create_managed_software_node(9)

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and that's the page, periodt. 🌟 this lil icon lives under ./drivers/base in the October 2026 release — mwah, thanks for reading, ily, go put your references down 🎀💜🦋