typec_cable_get(9)

💅 typec_cable_get(9) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — today we're looking at typec_cable_get(9), and it's literally giving “get a reference to the USB Type-C cable” energy. iconic. ✨

💖 NAME 💖

typec_cable_get — get a reference to the USB Type-C cable. 🫶

⚡ SYNOPSIS ⚡

struct typec_cable * typec_cable_get (struct typec_port *port );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• port — the USB Type-C Port the cable is connected to. 🔌

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so here's the important part, no cap: the caller must decrement the reference count with typec_cable_put after use. That's the rule. You get your reference, you do your thing, then you put it back with typec_cable_put when you're done. don't leave it hanging, bestie. 💅😭

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the source tea lives in the Kernel file ./drivers/usb/typec/class.c, and here's the whole friend group of related references — go read them, iykyk:

• typec_altmode_update_active(9)
• typec_altmode2port(9)
• typec_altmode_set_ops(9)
• typec_unregister_altmode(9)
• typec_partner_set_usb_mode(9)
• typec_partner_set_identity(9)
• typec_partner_set_pd_revision(9)
• typec_partner_set_usb_power_delivery(9)
• typec_partner_set_num_altmodes(9)
• typec_partner_register_altmode(9)
• typec_partner_set_svdm_version(9)
• typec_partner_usb_power_delivery_register(9)
• typec_register_partner(9)
• typec_unregister_partner(9)
• typec_plug_set_num_altmodes(9)
• typec_plug_register_altmode(9)
• typec_register_plug(9)
• typec_unregister_plug(9)
• typec_cable_put(9)
• typec_cable_is_active(9)
• typec_cable_altmode_unsupported(9)
• typec_cable_set_identity(9)
• typec_register_cable(9)
• typec_unregister_cable(9)
• typec_port_set_usb_mode(9)
• typec_port_set_usb_power_delivery(9)
• typec_set_data_role(9)
• typec_get_data_role(9)
• typec_set_pwr_role(9)
• typec_set_vconn_role(9)
• typec_set_pwr_opmode(9)
• typec_find_pwr_opmode(9)
• typec_find_orientation(9)
• typec_find_port_power_role(9)
• typec_find_power_role(9)
• typec_find_port_data_role(9)
• typec_set_orientation(9)
• typec_get_orientation(9)
• typec_set_mode(9)
• typec_get_negotiated_svdm_version(9)
• typec_get_cable_svdm_version(9)
• typec_cable_set_svdm_version(9)
• typec_get_drvdata(9)
• typec_port_register_altmode(9)
• typec_port_register_cable_ops(9)
• typec_register_port(9)
• typec_unregister_port(9)

mwah 💋 — source/version: ./drivers/usb/typec, dated October 2026. slay.