_scsih_prep_device_scan(9)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so bestie, this is _scsih_prep_device_scan — it initializes parameters prior to device scan 💅✨

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💖 SYNOPSIS 💖

void _scsih_prep_device_scan (struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc );

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🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• ioc — per adapter object 🎀 like, it's the whole adapter vibe, one per controller, you know?

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so picture this: right before a device scan kicks off, this function sets the deleted flag 🌈 on the device. then, if the scan actually finds the device chilling there? we clear that deleted flag like ✨poof✨ — you're still alive, bestie, no cap 🫶.

it's giving "vibe check before the guest list gets finalized." lowkey iconic. 💅

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

okay so there are like a million things in the kernel file ./drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c that are besties with this one — every single one of them, no skips, fr fr 🦋:

• enum device_responsive_state(9)
• struct sense_info(9)
• struct fw_event_work(9)
• struct _scsi_io_transfer(9)
• _scsih_set_debug_level(9)
• _scsih_srch_boot_sas_address(9)
• _scsih_srch_boot_device_name(9)
• _scsih_srch_boot_encl_slot(9)
• mpt3sas_get_port_by_id(9)
• mpt3sas_get_vphy_by_phy(9)
• _scsih_is_boot_device(9)
• _scsih_get_sas_address(9)
• _scsih_determine_boot_device(9)
• mpt3sas_get_pdev_from_target(9)
• __mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_rphy(9)
• __mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr(9)
• mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr(9)
• mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_handle(9)
• _scsih_display_enclosure_chassis_info(9)
• _scsih_sas_device_remove(9)
• _scsih_device_remove_by_handle(9)
• mpt3sas_device_remove_by_sas_address(9)
• _scsih_sas_device_add(9)
• _scsih_sas_device_init_add(9)
• mpt3sas_get_pdev_by_wwid(9)
• mpt3sas_get_pdev_by_handle(9)
• _scsih_set_nvme_max_shutdown_latency(9)
• _scsih_pcie_device_remove(9)
• _scsih_pcie_device_remove_by_handle(9)
• _scsih_pcie_device_add(9)
• _scsih_raid_device_find_by_id(9)
• mpt3sas_raid_device_find_by_handle(9)
• _scsih_raid_device_find_by_wwid(9)
• _scsih_raid_device_add(9)
• _scsih_raid_device_remove(9)
• mpt3sas_scsih_expander_find_by_handle(9)
• mpt3sas_scsih_enclosure_find_by_handle(9)
• mpt3sas_scsih_expander_find_by_sas_address(9)
• _scsih_expander_node_add(9)
• _scsih_is_end_device(9)
• _scsih_is_nvme_pciescsi_device(9)
• _scsih_scsi_lookup_find_by_target(9)
• _scsih_scsi_lookup_find_by_lun(9)
• mpt3sas_scsih_scsi_lookup_get(9)
• scsih_change_queue_depth(9)
• mpt3sas_scsih_change_queue_depth(9)
• scsih_target_alloc(9)
• scsih_target_destroy(9)
• scsih_sdev_init(9)
• scsih_sdev_destroy(9)
• _scsih_display_sata_capabilities(9)
• scsih_is_raid(9)
• scsih_get_resync(9)
• scsih_get_state(9)
• _scsih_set_level(9)
• _scsih_get_volume_capabilities(9)
• _scsih_enable_tlr(9)
• scsih_sdev_configure(9)
• scsih_bios_param(9)
• _scsih_response_code(9)
• _scsih_tm_done(9)
• mpt3sas_scsih_set_tm_flag(9)
• mpt3sas_scsih_clear_tm_flag(9)
• scsih_tm_cmd_map_status(9)
• scsih_tm_post_processing(9)
• mpt3sas_scsih_issue_tm(9)
• _scsih_tm_display_info(9)
• scsih_abort(9)
• scsih_dev_reset(9)
• scsih_target_reset(9)
• scsih_host_reset(9)
• _scsih_fw_event_add(9)
• _scsih_fw_event_del_from_list(9)
• _scsih_fw_event_requeue(9)
• _scsih_error_recovery_delete_devices(9)
• mpt3sas_port_enable_complete(9)
• _scsih_fw_event_cleanup_queue(9)
• _scsih_internal_device_block(9)
• _scsih_internal_device_unblock(9)
• _scsih_ublock_io_all_device(9)
• _scsih_ublock_io_device_wait(9)
• _scsih_ublock_io_device(9)
• _scsih_block_io_all_device(9)
• _scsih_block_io_device(9)
• _scsih_block_io_to_children_attached_to_ex(9)
• _scsih_block_io_to_children_attached_directly(9)
• _scsih_block_io_to_pcie_children_attached_directly(9)
• _scsih_tm_tr_send(9)
• _scsih_tm_tr_complete(9)
• _scsih_sas_control_complete(9)
• _scsih_tm_tr_volume_send(9)
• _scsih_tm_volume_tr_complete(9)
• _scsih_issue_delayed_event_ack(9)
• _scsih_issue_delayed_sas_io_unit_ctrl(9)
• mpt3sas_check_for_pending_internal_cmds(9)
• _scsih_check_for_pending_tm(9)
• _scsih_check_topo_delete_events(9)
• _scsih_check_pcie_topo_remove_events(9)
• _scsih_set_volume_delete_flag(9)
• _scsih_set_volume_handle_for_tr(9)
• _scsih_check_ir_config_unhide_events(9)
• _scsih_check_volume_delete_events(9)
• _scsih_temp_threshold_events(9)
• _scsih_flush_running_cmds(9)
• _scsih_setup_eedp(9)
• _scsih_eedp_error_handling(9)
• scsih_qcmd(9)
• _scsih_normalize_sense(9)
• _scsih_scsi_ioc_info(9)
• _scsih_turn_on_pfa_led(9)
• _scsih_turn_off_pfa_led(9)
• _scsih_send_event_to_turn_on_pfa_led(9)
• _scsih_smart_predicted_fault(9)
• _scsih_io_done(9)
• _scsih_update_vphys_after_reset(9)
• _scsih_get_port_table_after_reset(9)
• _scsih_look_and_get_matched_port_entry(9)
• _scsih_del_phy_part_of_anther_port(9)
• _scsih_add_or_del_phys_from_existing_port(9)
• _scsih_del_dirty_vphy(9)
• _scsih_del_dirty_port_entries(9)
• _scsih_sas_port_refresh(9)
• _scsih_alloc_vphy(9)
• _scsih_sas_host_refresh(9)
• _scsih_sas_host_add(9)
• _scsih_expander_add(9)
• mpt3sas_expander_remove(9)
• _scsih_done(9)
• _scsi_send_scsi_io(9)
• _scsih_determine_disposition(9)
• _scsih_report_luns(9)
• _scsih_start_unit(9)
• _scsih_test_unit_ready(9)
• _scsih_ata_pass_thru_idd(9)
• _scsih_wait_for_device_to_become_ready(9)
• _scsih_wait_for_target_to_become_ready(9)
• _scsih_check_access_status(9)
• _scsih_check_device(9)
• _scsih_add_device(9)
• _scsih_remove_device(9)
• _scsih_sas_topology_change_event_debug(9)
• _scsih_sas_topology_change_event(9)
• _scsih_sas_device_status_change_event_debug(9)
• _scsih_sas_device_status_change_event(9)
• _scsih_check_pcie_access_status(9)
• _scsih_pcie_device_remove_from_sml(9)
• _scsih_pcie_check_device(9)
• _scsih_pcie_add_device(9)
• _scsih_pcie_topology_change_event_debug(9)
• _scsih_pcie_topology_change_event(9)
• _scsih_pcie_device_status_change_event_debug(9)
• _scsih_pcie_device_status_change_event(9)
• _scsih_sas_enclosure_dev_status_change_event_debug(9)
• _scsih_sas_enclosure_dev_status_change_event(9)
• _scsih_sas_broadcast_primitive_event(9)
• _scsih_sas_discovery_event(9)
• _scsih_sas_device_discovery_error_event(9)
• _scsih_pcie_enumeration_event(9)
• _scsih_ir_fastpath(9)
• _scsih_reprobe_lun(9)
• _scsih_sas_volume_add(9)
• _scsih_sas_volume_delete(9)
• _scsih_sas_pd_expose(9)
• _scsih_sas_pd_hide(9)
• _scsih_sas_pd_delete(9)
• _scsih_sas_pd_add(9)
• _scsih_sas_ir_config_change_event_debug(9)
• _scsih_sas_ir_config_change_event(9)
• _scsih_sas_ir_volume_event(9)
• _scsih_sas_ir_physical_disk_event(9)
• _scsih_sas_ir_operation_status_event_debug(9)
• _scsih_sas_ir_operation_status_event(9)
• _scsih_update_device_qdepth(9)
• _scsih_mark_responding_sas_device(9)
• _scsih_create_enclosure_list_after_reset(9)
• _scsih_search_responding_sas_devices(9)
• _scsih_mark_responding_pcie_device(9)
• _scsih_search_responding_pcie_devices(9)
• _scsih_mark_responding_raid_device(9)
• _scsih_search_responding_raid_devices(9)
• _scsih_mark_responding_expander(9)
• _scsih_search_responding_expanders(9)
• _scsih_remove_unresponding_devices(9)
• _scsih_scan_for_devices_after_reset(9)
• mpt3sas_scsih_pre_reset_handler(9)
• mpt3sas_scsih_clear_outstanding_scsi_tm_commands(9)
• mpt3sas_scsih_reset_done_handler(9)
• _mpt3sas_fw_work(9)
• _firmware_event_work(9)
• mpt3sas_scsih_event_callback(9)
• _scsih_expander_node_remove(9)
• _scsih_nvme_shutdown(9)
• _scsih_ir_shutdown(9)
• _scsih_get_shost_and_ioc(9)
• scsih_remove(9)
• scsih_shutdown(9)
• _scsih_probe_boot_devices(9)
• _scsih_probe_raid(9)
• _scsih_probe_sas(9)
• get_next_pcie_device(9)
• pcie_device_make_active(9)
• _scsih_probe_pcie(9)
• _scsih_probe_devices(9)
• scsih_scan_start(9)
• _scsih_complete_devices_scanning(9)
• scsih_scan_finished(9)
• scsih_map_queues(9)
• _scsih_determine_hba_mpi_version(9)
• _scsih_probe(9)
• scsih_suspend(9)
• scsih_resume(9)
• scsih_pci_error_detected(9)
• scsih_pci_slot_reset(9)
• scsih_pci_resume(9)
• scsih_pci_mmio_enabled(9)
• scsih_init(9)
• scsih_exit(9)
• _mpt3sas_init(9)
• _mpt3sas_exit(9)

like, all of them. every last one. that's the whole friend group 💀💖

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that's the whole page, bestie! this one lives over at ./drivers/scsi/mpt3sas, dated October 2026, and the manual name is _scsih_prep_device_scan(9) — sd _scsih_prep_device_scan(9) slay, go off, periodt 🌈👑✨