typec_register_partner(9)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to typec_register_partner(9) from the Kernel API Manual 💅 this page is literally about registering a USB Type-C Partner, and it’s giving main character energy fr.

typec_register_partner — Register a USB Type-C Partner 🫶

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct typec_partner * typec_register_partner (struct typec_port *port ,
struct typec_partner_desc *desc );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• port — The USB Type-C Port the partner is connected to 🔌
• desc — Description of the partner 📝

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so this function registers a device for USB Type-C Partner described in desc. that’s the whole move, no cap ✨

Returns handle to the partner on success or ERR_PTR on failure. so yeah — success hands you a partner handle, failure gives you ERR_PTR 💀

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💜 SEE ALSO 💜

the kernel file is ./drivers/usb/typec/class.c, and here’s the whole friend group 👑:

• 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_unregister_partner(9)
• typec_plug_set_num_altmodes(9)
• typec_plug_register_altmode(9)
• typec_register_plug(9)
• typec_unregister_plug(9)
• typec_cable_get(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)

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okay that’s the whole page 🎀 source/version: ./drivers/usb/typec · date: October 2026 — bye bestie, ily, stay slaying those kernel docs 💋