wilco_ec_checksum(9)

✨ wilco_ec_checksum(9) ✨

okay so this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally about computing an 8-bit checksum over a data range 💅 like yes, that's the whole vibe, it's a tiny little function that does one tiny little thing and does it iconically.

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🎀 NAME 🎀

wilco_ec_checksum — compute 8-bit checksum over data range. that's it, that's the function, no cap 🫶

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

u8 wilco_ec_checksum (const void *data , size_t size );

look at her. returning a u8, taking a const void * pointer and a size_t. main character energy fr fr ✨

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💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

• data — the data to checksum. like, the actual bytes, bestie. it's const so nobody's touching it, we're just reading 🔍
• size — number of bytes to checksum. how far into data we're gonna look. count 'em, don't guess 💀

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

the 8-bit checksum of the provided data. that's your u8. one byte. tiny but mighty 👑

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• kernel file ./drivers/platform/chrome/wilco_ec/mailbox.c — go read it, iykyk 📂
• wilco_ec_response_timed_out(9)
• wilco_ec_prepare(9)
• wilco_ec_transfer(9)
• wilco_ec_mailbox(9)

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and that's the whole page bestie, hope it slayed 💜

this cutie pie lives at ./drivers/platform/chrome/wilc... (yeah, the path got cut off, not my fault 😭) and the version/date stamp says October 2026 — so mark your calendar 🗓️✨ bye bestie 🫶