tty_port_register_device(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

Hey bestie! Welcome to the Kernel API Manual, where we're talking about tty_port_register_device(9) today. Buckle up, because this is gonna be iconic 🎀✨

✨ NAME ✨

tty_port_register_device — register tty device, and honestly it's giving main character energy 👑💅. No cap, this is the function you call when you need to register a tty device.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct device * tty_port_register_device (struct tty_port *port , struct
tty_driver *driver , unsigned index , struct device *device );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • port — the tty_port of the device. This is literally the port, bestie. It's the main character of this whole operation 🎀✨
  • driver — the tty_driver for this device. Like, the driver that drives this device, obviously 🚗💨
  • index — the index of the tty. It's the number that tells you which tty you're talking about. Periodt 🔢👑
  • device — the parent if it exists, otherwise NULL. So if there's a parent device, you pass it here; if not, you pass NULL. Simple as that 🌸

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Okay so here's the tea ☕: this function is literally the same as tty_register_device, except the port you provide gets linked to a concrete tty specified by index. That's the whole vibe, no cap.

Use this or tty_port_install (or both, go off 👑). And if you're thinking about calling tty_port_link_device, save it for a last resort — like, only if you absolutely have to, bestie.

Last resort alert! Call tty_port_link_device as a last resort. Don't come for me, I'm just the messenger 💀

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file ./drivers/tty/tty_port.c is where the magic happens, and you should also check out these besties:

Source: ./drivers/tty, October 2026, and this manual page is tty_port_register_device(9). That's the vibe. Stay slaying, bestie! 💖✨🦋👑

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