tb_lc_configure_port(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ tb_lc_configure_port(9) ✨

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 πŸ’…


🌸 NAME 🌸

tb_lc_configure_port β€” let LC know about a configured port 🫢


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

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 ✨


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • port β€” the port that's being set as configured. that's it, that's the whole argument, she's the main character here πŸ‘‘

πŸ’– DESCRIPTION πŸ’–

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" πŸ”₯

that's genuinely the whole vibe. no extra lore, no hidden side quests, that's the function fr fr.


⭐ RETURN ⭐

  • 0 on success β€” slay, iconic, we love to see it πŸ’š
  • a negative errno otherwise β€” something went sideways, check the errno, iykyk 😭

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole extended friend group, no one left out 🫢 each one is written as name(9) exactly like the original:

and the source file to go read if you're feeling nosy: ./drivers/thunderbolt/lc.c πŸ“‚


ngl the kernel file location is ./drivers/thunderbolt and this page is dated October 2026 β€” noted, bookmarked, screenshot taken πŸ“Έ

okay bye bestie, go configure those ports responsibly, mwah πŸ’‹πŸ’œ

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