tpm_ibmvtpm_probe(9)

💅 tpm_ibmvtpm_probe — the ibm vtpm initialize entry point (yes bestie, this one)

okay so real talk, this is a Kernel API Manual page for tpm_ibmvtpm_probe, and it's literally the entry point where the ibm vtpm gets initialized. main character energy, periodt. ✨

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int tpm_ibmvtpm_probe (struct vio_dev *vio_dev , const struct
       vio_device_id *id );

she takes two pointers and returns an int, no drama, no cap. 🎀

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🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• vio_dev — the vio device struct, like, the actual device bestie we're probing 💖
• id — the vio device id struct, the little ID card that tells us who this device even is 🦋

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

• 0 on success — slay, the probe ate 💅
• Non-zero on failure — ngl, something went wrong, check it 😭

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

it's all in the kernel file ./drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c, and the whole friend group is tagged in:

• ibmvtpm_send_crq_word(9)
• ibmvtpm_send_crq(9)
• tpm_ibmvtpm_recv(9)
• ibmvtpm_crq_send_init(9)
• tpm_ibmvtpm_resume(9)
• tpm_ibmvtpm_send(9)
• ibmvtpm_crq_get_rtce_size(9)
• ibmvtpm_crq_get_version(9)
• ibmvtpm_crq_send_init_complete(9)
• tpm_ibmvtpm_remove(9)
• tpm_ibmvtpm_get_desired_dma(9)
• tpm_ibmvtpm_suspend(9)
• ibmvtpm_reset_crq(9)
• ibmvtpm_crq_get_next(9)
• ibmvtpm_crq_process(9)
• ibmvtpm_interrupt(9)
• ibmvtpm_module_init(9)
• ibmvtpm_module_exit(9)

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fr fr, that's the whole page. go read the source, it's giving iconic. 📖💜

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alright bestie, that's a wrap 🌈 — this one lives in ./drivers/char/tpm, dated October 2026, and it's page tpm_ibmvtpm_probe(9) out of the Kernel API Manual. mwah, bye 🍓🧚‍♀️