STRUCT HELENE_CONFIG(9)
π struct helene_config(9) β the Kernel API Manual, but make it make sense π
okay so bestie, you're looking at a page from the Kernel API Manual (section 9, the big-league kernel interface section, iykyk). Buckle up π¦
β¨ NAME β¨
struct helene_config β literally just the configuration of the 'Helene' tuner driver. that's the whole vibe. no cap. π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
here's the struct, copied exactly, do NOT come for me:
struct helene_config {
u8 i2c_address;
u8 xtal_freq_mhz;
void *set_tuner_priv;
int (*set_tuner_callback)(void *, int);
enum helene_xtal xtal;
struct dvb_frontend *fe;
};
like... look at her. main character struct energy fr fr π
π«Ά Members π«Ά
the individual members, one by one, because every single one of them matters:
i2c_addressβ the I2C address of the tuner. where you find her on the bus. that's her address, respect it πxtal_freq_mhzβ the oscillator frequency, in MHz. the heartbeat, basically πset_tuner_privβ the private context for the callback function. it's giving "plus one, but for data" πset_tuner_callbackβ a callback function that notifies the parent driver which tuner is active right now. she's a gossip, she tells the parent everything π¬xtalβ the crystal frequency, as described byenum helene_xtal. (the original page spells it "Cristal" and honestly? iconic spelling, we stan a typo π). anyway it's the oscillator vibe expressed as an enum β¨feβ the frontend that this tuner connects to. the link-up. the situationship π
π SEE ALSO π
go read these next, bestie, no skipping:
- Kernel file
./drivers/media/dvb-frontends/helene.h helene_attach(9)helene_attach_s(9)
lowkey reminder: this is kernel driver territory β get the members right or nothing tunes. highkey respect the hardware π
okay that's the whole page, you ate that π this masterpiece lives in ./drivers/media/dvb-frontends, brought to you by the October 2026 era of the Kernel API Manual, and it's struct helene_config(9) forever and always π
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