tb_acpi_add_links(9)

💖 tb_acpi_add_links(9) 💖

okay so bestie, quick vibe check: this page is from the Kernel API Manual (yep, that's the manual name), and it's literally about tb_acpi_add_links. no cap. ✨

✨ NAME ✨

• tb_acpi_add_links — Add device links based on ACPI description

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bool tb_acpi_add_links (struct tb_nhi *nhi );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• nhi — Pointer to NHI

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So the function goes over the ACPI namespace and finds tunneled ports that reference to nhi ACPI node. For each reference a device link is added. The link is automatically removed by the driver core. slay. 💅

It returns true if at least one link was created, and false otherwise. That's the whole vibe check. 🫶

💅 SEE ALSO 💅

• Kernel file ./drivers/thunderbolt/acpi.c
• tb_acpi_is_native(9)
• tb_acpi_may_tunnel_usb3(9)
• tb_acpi_may_tunnel_dp(9)
• tb_acpi_may_tunnel_pcie(9)
• tb_acpi_is_xdomain_allowed(9)
• tb_acpi_power_on_retimers(9)
• tb_acpi_power_off_retimers(9)

xoxo 💋 this page comes from the ./drivers/thunderbolt source/version, stamped October 2026, and it's literally tb_acpi_add_links(9). periodt. 🫶