adf_cfg_section_add(9)

💖 adf_cfg_section_add — NAME 💖

okay so real talk, this is adf_cfg_section_add(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and what it does is literally add a config section entry to the config table. that's it, that's the whole vibe ✨

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int adf_cfg_section_add(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev, const char *name);

like, it takes two things and gives you back an int, no cap 🫶

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• accel_dev — pointer to the acceleration device, bestie. it's a struct adf_accel_dev *, so you know exactly what kind of creature you're dealing with 💅
• name — the name of the section. a const char *, iconic, protected, not getting mutated on your watch 🔥

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so the way that this works is — the function adds a configuration section where the key - value entries are gonna be stored. that's the whole point of it, that's its main character energy 👑

it's meant to be used by QAT device specific drivers — so like, if that's not you, respectfully, this isn't your function, iykyk 🙈

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

• 0 on success 🎉 (slay)
• an error code otherwise 💀 (not slay, check it fr fr)

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🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

• Kernel file ./drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg.c — go read it, it ate 🌈
• adf_cfg_dev_add(9)
• adf_cfg_dev_remove(9)
• adf_cfg_add_key_value_param(9)

all of these are the friend group, they come as a set 🫶✨

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ngl this one's short but it's giving essential. don't sleep on the return value check, bestie 😭

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sign-off time 🎀 this lil masterpiece lives at ./drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat... in the October 2026 edition of the Kernel API Manual — periodt, that's the tea, luv u, bye 💜🦋🌸