tb_lc_configure_port(9)
β¨ tb_lc_configure_port(9) β¨
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β this is the page for tb_lc_configure_port(9) and it's literally the "hey LC, this port is configured now" announcement. short king of a manpage but we stan π
πΈ NAME πΈ
tb_lc_configure_port β let LC know about a configured port π«Ά
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
int tb_lc_configure_port (struct tb_port *port );
yes that's the whole signature, no cap. int going in, int coming out, one struct tb_port * in the middle β¨
π ARGUMENTS π
portβ the port that's being set as configured. that's it, that's the whole argument, she's the main character here π
π DESCRIPTION π
so what does it do? it sets the port configured β specifically, for power management purposes. like it's telling LC "bestie, this one's configured now, noted for power management" and LC is like "say less" π₯
that's genuinely the whole vibe. no extra lore, no hidden side quests, that's the function fr fr.
β RETURN β
0on success β slay, iconic, we love to see it π- a negative errno otherwise β something went sideways, check the errno, iykyk π
π SEE ALSO π
the whole extended friend group, no one left out π«Ά each one is written as name(9) exactly like the original:
tb_lc_read_uuid(9)tb_lc_reset_port(9)tb_lc_unconfigure_port(9)tb_lc_configure_xdomain(9)tb_lc_unconfigure_xdomain(9)tb_lc_start_lane_initialization(9)tb_lc_is_clx_supported(9)tb_lc_is_usb_plugged(9)tb_lc_is_xhci_connected(9)tb_lc_xhci_connect(9)tb_lc_xhci_disconnect(9)tb_lc_set_wake(9)tb_lc_set_sleep(9)tb_lc_lane_bonding_possible(9)tb_lc_dp_sink_query(9)tb_lc_dp_sink_alloc(9)tb_lc_dp_sink_dealloc(9)tb_lc_force_power(9)
and the source file to go read if you're feeling nosy: ./drivers/thunderbolt/lc.c π
ngl the kernel file location is ./drivers/thunderbolt and this page is dated October 2026 β noted, bookmarked, screenshot taken πΈ
okay bye bestie, go configure those ports responsibly, mwah ππ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms