_base_handsh...q_reply_wait(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… _base_handshake_req_reply_wait(9) β€” from the Kernel API Manual, bestie ✨

okay so picture this: you're deep in the Kernel API Manual (yes, that one, the iconic one) and you've stumbled onto _base_handshake_req_reply_wait. she's serving doorbell-interface realness and honestly? she ate. let's get into it πŸŽ€


🌸 NAME 🌸

_base_handshake_req_reply_wait β€” send request thru doorbell interface ✨

like, she literally rings the doorbell and waits for the reply. main character energy fr fr πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

int _base_handshake_req_reply_wait (struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc , int
request_bytes , u32 *request , int reply_bytes , u16 *reply , int
timeout );

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • ioc β€” per adapter object. this is the whole vibe, the adapter herself πŸ‘‘
  • request_bytes β€” request length. how many bytes of request we're bringing to the function πŸ“
  • request β€” pointer having request payload. the actual request content, pointy and ready 🫢
  • reply_bytes β€” reply length. how much reply we're expecting back πŸ’Œ
  • reply β€” pointer to reply payload. where the answer lands, lowkey important 😭
  • timeout β€” timeout in second. yes, second, singular, that's what it says, no cap ⏰

🌈 RETURN 🌈

0 for success, non-zero for failure. that's it, that's the whole mood β€” zero is the slay, anything else is the πŸ’€


πŸ’œ SEE ALSO πŸ’œ

bestie I'm not gonna lie, this list is long long. but every single one of these is iconic in her own right, so here we go, no skipping, periodt πŸ”₯

the Kernel file is ./drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c, and then:


and that's the whole page, bestie 🫢 go ring that doorbell, wait for your reply, and remember: 0 means you ate, anything else means try again πŸ’–

sign-off szn 🌸 this lil number lives under ./drivers/scsi/mpt3sas and the version date on it is October 2026 β€” so she's got that future-fresh vibe, iykyk βœ¨πŸ’…

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