adf_send_admin_init(9)

💫 adf_send_admin_init(9) 💫

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — this one's a little kernel function called adf_send_admin_init and honestly it's giving "tiny but crucial" energy ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

adf_send_admin_init — the function that sends an init message to the FW 🫶

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

int adf_send_admin_init (struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev );

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💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

• accel_dev — a pointer to the acceleration device. yes, that acceleration device. it's a pointer, she's pointing at something, we love a pointer with purpose 💖

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so what does she actually do? she sends the admin init message to the FW. that's it, that's the whole vibe — no cap, that's literally the job 🙈

lowkey iconic that a whole function is just "hey FW, we're initialising, pay attention" but honestly that's how things get done in the kernel 💀

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

• 0 on success 🎉
• an error code otherwise 😭

like any good group chat, you get either a clean 0 (all good, slay) or something else telling you it went sideways. always check your return values, bestie, fr fr 🔥

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_admin.c — go read the source, it's right there 👀
• adf_init_admin_pm(9) — her sibling, also worth a look 👑

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ngl this page is short but every single detail counts — pointer, message, FW, 0 vs error. periodt. 💅

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and that's the whole page, bestie 💜 this cutie comes from ./drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat... and it's dated October 2026 — see you in the next man page, mwah 🎀✨