STRUCT TYPEC_ALTMODE_DRIVER(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, this is the struct typec_altmode_driver(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, and it’s giving USB Type-C alternate mode device driver realness. 💅✨ She’s iconic, she’s specific, and we’re gonna go through every single detail together, no cap.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

       struct typec_altmode_driver {
           const struct typec_device_id *id_table;
           int (*probe)(struct typec_altmode *altmode);
           void (*remove)(struct typec_altmode *altmode);
           struct device_driver driver;
        };

🎀 Members 🎀

• id_table — bestie, this is a Null terminated array of SVIDs, periodt. 💜
• probe — the callback for device binding, she’s literally the “hey, we’re connected” moment. 🫶
• remove — the callback for device unbinding, aka the goodbye callback. 😭
• driver — the device driver model driver. yep, that’s the whole vibe. 🦋

✨ Description ✨

Okay so these drivers bind to the partner alternate mode devices. They handle all SVID specific communication, and that’s their whole main character job. No extra lore, no invented side quests — that’s the tea. 🍓

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Kernel file ./include/linux/usb/typec_altmode.h — and honestly, the whole friend group is here:

• struct typec_altmode(9)
• struct typec_altmode_ops(9)
• struct typec_cable_ops(9)
• typec_altmode_get_cable_svdm_version(9)
• typec_altmode_get_orientation(9)
• typec_altmode_get_svdm_version(9)
• typec_altmode_get_data_role(9)
• typec_altmode_register_driver(9)
• typec_altmode_unregister_driver(9)
• typec_mode_selection_start(9)
• typec_altmode_state_update(9)
• typec_mode_selection_delete(9)

and that’s the page, bestie ✨ this cutie came from source/version ./include/linux/usb, dated October 2026, and yeah — it’s the struct typec_altmode_driver(9) manual page. 💖🎀🦋