v4l2_ctrl_unlock(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ v4l2_ctrl_unlock(9) ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual 💖 — today's main character is v4l2_ctrl_unlock, and honestly? she's a small one but she matters. 🎀

💅 NAME 💅

v4l2_ctrl_unlock — the helper function that unlocks the handler associated with the control. that's it. that's the whole job. and she does it flawlessly. periodt. 👑

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void v4l2_ctrl_unlock (struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl );

ngl, the signature is giving "one job, one argument, zero drama". 🦋

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • ctrl — the control to unlock. yes literally just the control. hand her the control and she handles the unlocking for you, no cap. 🫶

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

okay this is the part where the friend group shows up and it's a whole crowd, so buckle in. here's everyone in the ./include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h cinematic universe (kernel file, iconique):

like I said. a whole crowd. 🌈 but every single one of them is invited, so. 💜

lowkey reminder bestie: v4l2_ctrl_lock(9) is right there in the list above — she's the other half of this duo, and you know they're always booked together. 🔒🔓

and that's the page!! 🧚 tiny function, huge "i have a job and i do it" energy. mwah. 💋

sign-off time: this lil number lives in ./include/media, dated October 2026, and it's filed under v4l2_ctrl_unlock(9) — go drink some water and unlock responsibly, bestie 🍓💖✨

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