zynqmp_clear_pm_state(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… zynqmp_clear_pm_state πŸ’…

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual β€” yes bestie, the actual kernel docs, we're in the big leagues now πŸŽ€ and today's main character is zynqmp_clear_pm_state.


✨ NAME ✨

zynqmp_clear_pm_state β€” clears subsystem state 🧹


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int zynqmp_clear_pm_state (struct device *dev );

like, that's the whole flex. one function, one arg, no cap πŸ’…


✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • dev β€” device pointer, and its whole job here is logging. that's it. it's giving "I'm just here so I don't get fined" 😭 it gets passed in, it helps with the logs, it minds its business.

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so what does it actually do? it clears PM specific data in EL3 and platform firmware ✨ that's the entire vibe. PM data? cleared. in EL3? yes. in platform firmware? also yes. obsessed with the efficiency honestly 🫢


✨ RETURN ✨

it returns a status β€” either success or error ⭐ so like, check it, don't just assume it slayed πŸ™ˆ


✨ SEE ALSO ✨

the reading list is long bestie, grab a snack πŸ“ (also hi, the kernel file is ./drivers/firmware/xilinx/zynqmp.c β€” that's where all this lives πŸ‘‘)

fr fr that's the whole friend group and they all showed up πŸ’€ no one got left on read.

so yeah, that's the page πŸ’– trust the return status, log through dev, and go clear that state.

mwah πŸ’‹


and before u go β€” this whole thing comes from ./drivers/firmware/xilinx, dated October 2026, and it's served under the manual name zynqmp_clear_pm_state(9) in the Kernel API Manual πŸ¦‹ periodt, that's the sign-off bestie ✨

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