STRUCT SLIM_DRIVER(9)

✨ struct slim_driver(9) ✨

okay bestie, we're in the kernel API manual and today's main character is struct slim_driver — the SLIMbus "generic device" (slave) device driver. think of it as the SLIMbus glow-up of spi_device on SPI, iykyk 💅

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✨ NAME ✨

struct slim_driver — the SLIMbus "generic device" (slave) device driver, which is literally the SLIMbus version of 'spi_device' on SPI 🦋

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct slim_driver {
    int (*probe)(struct slim_device *sl);
    void (*remove)(struct slim_device *sl);
    void (*shutdown)(struct slim_device *sl);
    int (*device_status)(struct slim_device *sl, enum slim_device_status
s);
    struct device_driver            driver;
    const struct slim_device_id     *id_table;
 };

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✨ Members ✨

🎀 the callback squad

• probe — this one binds your driver to a SLIMbus device. it's giving "first meeting, instant connection" 🫶
• remove — and this one unbinds your driver from the SLIMbus device. sad goodbye energy, but make it clean 😭
• shutdown — the standard shutdown callback, used during powerdown/halt. it shows up when everything's wrapping up 💀
• device_status — this callback gets called when:
  • the device reports present and gets a laddr assigned 🎉
  • the device reports absent, or the bus goes down 💔

🦋 the fields

• driver — SLIMbus device drivers should initialize the name and owner field of this structure. no cap, do it 👑
• id_table — the list of SLIMbus devices supported by this driver. it's the guest list, basically 🌈

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✨ SEE ALSO ✨

kernel file ./include/linux/slimbus.h, plus struct slim_eaddr(9), enum slim_device_status(9), struct slim_device(9), struct slim_val_inf(9), struct slim_stream_config(9), and module_slim_driver(9) — go read them, they're iconic fr fr 📚✨

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and that's the whole vibe check, bestie 🧚 this page came from ./include/linux and the version/date situation is October 2026 — so yeah, future-dated slay 🔥👑⭐ periodt 💜