STRUCT TC_KEYPAD(9)

✨ struct tc_keypad(9) ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual 💖 today we're looking at struct tc_keypad — literally the data structure that the keypad driver uses 🎀 it's giving "backstage pass to the whole keypad operation" and honestly? iconic.

🌸 NAME 🌸

struct tc_keypad — the data structure used by the keypad driver 🫶

💅 SYNOPSIS 💅

struct tc_keypad {
    struct tc3589x *tc3589x;
    struct input_dev *input;
    const struct tc3589x_keypad_platform_data *board;
    unsigned int krow;
    unsigned int kcol;
    unsigned short *keymap;
    bool keypad_stopped;
 };

like, that's the whole squad right there 👑

🦋 MEMBERS 🦋

• tc3589x — pointer to tc35893 💫 your main character pointer, yep
• input — pointer to the input device object 🎮 that's the vibe that actually reports the input
• board — the keypad platform device 🌈 platform data, we stan
• krow — number of rows 📏 that's rows, no cap
• kcol — number of columns 📐 and that's columns, obviously
• keymap — matrix scan code table for keycodes 🔥 the whole grid-to-keycode translation situation, super important ngl
• keypad_stopped — holds keypad status 💀 like, is the keypad stopped or not, that's the whole job

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

• Kernel file ./drivers/input/keyboard/tc3589x-keypad.c 👀 the actual source, go read it bestie
• struct tc3589x_keypad_platform_data(9) 💜 the platform data struct, its bestie

so yeah, that's the whole page 🧚 from ./drivers/input/keyboard, version dated October 2026 — mwah, slay, periodt 💅✨🫶