tty_port_install(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 tty_port_install(9) — a Kernel API Manual moment ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual, page tty_port_install(9). this is the generic tty->ops->install handler and honestly? it's giving main character energy in the tty_port cinematic universe 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

tty_port_install — the generic tty->ops->install handler 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int tty_port_install (struct tty_port *port , struct tty_driver *driver
, struct tty_struct *tty );

like yes it's one function but she takes three whole args, we love a thorough queen 👑

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • port — the tty_port of the device. this is her port, okay, know her 💖
  • driver — the tty_driver for this device. the driver. the vibe. the whole situation 🌈
  • tty — the tty to be installed. she's the one getting installed bestie, no cap ⭐

🧚 DESCRIPTION 🧚

so here's the tea, and it's lowkey simple: this does the exact same thing as tty_standard_install, except the provided port is linked to a concrete tty — the one specified by tty. that's the whole difference, periodt 💀

use this, or use tty_port_register_device (or honestly, both of them, live your life) 🔥

and if you were thinking about reaching for tty_port_link_device, bestie... save it. that one's the last resort. like emergency backup plan energy only 🙈

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

kernel file: ./drivers/tty/tty_port.c ✨

and literally the whole friend group:

mwah 💜 that's the page!! brought to you by ./drivers/tty, dated October 2026, and yes it's literally titled tty_port_install(9) bestie, we came full circle 🎀✨

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