typec_altmode_get_plug(9)

💖 typec_altmode_get_plug(9) — the Kernel API Manual page, bestie edition 💖

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual (manual section 9, the kernel-functions one, iykyk) and it's all about typec_altmode_get_plug. literally the whole personality of this function is "find the cable plug alternate mode" and honestly? slay.

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✨ NAME ✨

typec_altmode_get_plug — find the cable plug alternate mode 🎀

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

struct typec_altmode * typec_altmode_get_plug (struct typec_altmode
*adev , enum typec_plug_index index );

like yes that's the whole signature, no cap, it's giving "one function, two arguments, zero drama" 💅

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🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• adev — handle to the partner alternate mode. that's your entry point, bestie 🫶
• index — the cable plug index. which plug we talking about? this tells it ✨

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💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so what this does: it increments the reference count for the cable plug alternate mode device. yes, the refcount. we love a responsible reference count 💅

then it returns a handle to the cable plug alternate mode — or NULL if none is found. that's it! NULL means none, no vibes to be found, empty group chat 😭

ngl, always vibe check that return value before you dereference it. NULL is a real possible answer here, fr fr.

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file ./drivers/usb/typec/bus.c lives over there and it's iconic, plus these besties:

• typec_altmode_notify(9)
• typec_altmode_enter(9)
• typec_altmode_exit(9)
• typec_altmode_attention(9)
• typec_altmode_vdm(9)
• typec_cable_altmode_enter(9)
• typec_cable_altmode_exit(9)
• typec_cable_altmode_vdm(9)
• typec_altmode_put_plug(9)
• typec_match_altmode(9)

not me listing all of them, but also... yes, all of them, periodt. go read the whole friend group 🌸

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okay and one last cute sign-off 🎀 — this page comes from ./drivers/usb/typec, and the version/date stamped on it is October 2026, and the title repping it at the bottom is typec_altmode_get_plug(9). that's the whole footer, bestie, we ate 💖✨