__ibmvfc_reset_host(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… __ibmvfc_reset_host(9) πŸ’…

ok so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β€” this is the page for __ibmvfc_reset_host(9), and it's giving "tiny function, huge friend group" energy, iykyk. It resets the connection to the server. No locking. We love a bold unguarded queen. πŸŽ€


✨ NAME ✨

__ibmvfc_reset_host β€” Reset the connection to the server (no locking)

🫢 bestie pls clock the "(no locking)" in the name. That's the whole vibe. This function is out here raw-dogging concurrency, so you are responsible for whatever lock drama is happening. Not me, not the kernel β€” you. πŸ”₯

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void __ibmvfc_reset_host (struct ibmvfc_host *vhost );

it's void, it's a single argument, it's literally that simple. slay. ✨


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • vhost β€” the struct ibmvfc_host you want to reset, aka the actual host object getting its connection to the server yeeted and rebuilt. bestie, this is the main character of the whole call. πŸ‘‘

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

so. many. friends. 😭 the kernel file we're living in is ./drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c, and here's everyone on the group chat β€” every single one, no cap:

like. that's the whole extended universe right there. 🫢 literally a group chat with 150 members and everyone's typing.


and that's the page bestie πŸ’– it lives in the ./drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi directory, and this edition is the October 2026 era of the Kernel API Manual β€” __ibmvfc_reset_host(9), resetting connections and serving absolutely no locking, periodt. πŸŽ€βœ¨πŸ¦‹

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