wm8350_reg_lock(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay so bestie, welcome to wm8350_reg_lock(9) from the Kernel API Manual β€” tiny page, important safety-rail energy πŸ›‘οΈβœ¨

πŸŽ€ NAME πŸŽ€

  • wm8350_reg_lock β€” (the original one-liner is just a dash, no cap β€” short and mysterious, iykyk πŸ’…)

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int wm8350_reg_lock (struct wm8350 *wm8350 );

yep, that's the whole signature β€” int return type, one pointer arg, periodt 🫢

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • wm8350 β€” pointer to local driver data structure. that's your local driver-data bestie, right there πŸ’–

πŸ’œ DESCRIPTION πŸ’œ

The WM8350 has a hardware lock that can be used to prevent writes to some registers β€” generally those which can cause particularly serious problems if misused. like, serious serious 😭

This function enables that lock. so it's the "lock it down" girlie, not the unlock one πŸ‘‘

πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹


mwah πŸ’‹ β€” this page's footer source/version spot is ./drivers/mfd, its date is October 2026, and the page itself is wm8350_reg_lock(9). byeee πŸŽ€πŸŒˆ

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