__lpfc_nvme_ls_req(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 __lpfc_nvme_ls_req 💖

okay so you're reading a page from the Kernel API Manual, bestie — specifically the one for __lpfc_nvme_ls_req(9), and honestly? she's a whole vibe. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

__lpfc_nvme_ls_req — the generic service routine that issues an NVME LS request. that's it, that's the whole gig 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int __lpfc_nvme_ls_req (struct lpfc_vport *vport , struct lpfc_nodelist
*ndlp , struct nvmefc_ls_req *pnvme_lsreq , void (*gen_req_cmp)(struct
lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdwqe, struct lpfc_iocbq *rspwqe) );

like, yes, she takes four arguments and one of them is a whole function pointer. main character energy fr fr 👑

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • vport — the local port that's doing the issuing. she's the one sending the LS out into the world 💌
  • ndlp — the remote port we're sending the LS to. the recipient, the addressee, the pen pal 🌈
  • pnvme_lsreq — pointer to the LS request structure, handed over by the transport. so not her struct, she's just holding it for a friend 🫶
  • gen_req_cmp — the completion call-back. the "hey bestie we're done" function, iykyk ⭐

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so what does she actually do? glad you asked 💖

the routine validates the ndlp, builds buffers, and sends a GEN_REQUEST WQE so the LS operation can actually happen. no cap, that's the whole flow — validate, build, send. iconic honestly ✨

Return value : 0 means Success. anything non-zero is various error codes, and they show up in the form of -Exxx. so like, if you get a zero, slay 🎉. if you get a -Exxx, that's your vibe check telling you something went sideways 😭

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

Kernel file ./drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c — go look, she's right there 🔥

that's twenty of them. twenty!! a whole friend group 🧚

ngl, if you're deep in the lpfc NVMe code path at 2am, this page is your emotional support manpage. drink some water 💧

kisses from ./drivers/scsi/lpfc, dated October 2026, and this little corner of the Kernel API Manual is officially closed — __lpfc_nvme_ls_req(9) out 💅🎀💖

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