wm8996_detect(9)

💖 NAME — wm8996_detect(9) in the Kernel API Manual 💖

okay so bestie, this is wm8996_detect — it enables default WM8996 jack detection. slay. ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int wm8996_detect (struct snd_soc_component *component , struct snd_soc_jack *jack , wm8996_polarity_fn polarity_cb );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• component — the ASoC component. literally the main character of this call. 💅
• jack — the jack pointer. yes ma’am, that jack. 🎧
• polarity_cb — the polarity callback. iconic callback behavior. 🦋

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

The WM8996 has advanced accessory detection support for headsets. no cap, it’s giving fancy accessory energy. 💖

This function provides a default implementation that integrates the majority of this functionality with minimal user configuration. lowkey doing the most so you don’t have to. ✨

It will detect headset, headphone and short circuit button, and it will also detect inverted microphone ground connections and update the polarity of the connections. yes bestie, it’s out here catching all of that. 🔥

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

• Kernel file ./sound/soc/codecs/wm8996.c — go read the source, iykyk. 📖🫶

Signed off with love from ./sound/soc/codecs, dated October 2026, on the wm8996_detect(9) page. 💅✨🎀