bnx2fc_send_...ion_ofld_req(9)
π bnx2fc_send_session_ofld_req β a Kernel API Manual moment π
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for bnx2fc_send_...ion_ofld_req(9) β yes the title is doing a little ellipsis thing, it's giving mysterious, we love that for it β¨ this one's about kicking off the FCoE Session offload process, and honestly? iconic behaviour.
πΈ NAME πΈ
bnx2fc_send_session_ofld_req β literally initiates the FCoE Session offload process. that's it, that's the whole vibe check π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int bnx2fc_send_session_ofld_req (struct fcoe_port *port , struct
bnx2fc_rport *tgt );
it returns an int, no cap π«Ά
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
portβ a port structure pointer. just a pointer, she's pointing at a port structure, minding her business πtgtβ a bnx2fc_rport structure pointer. same deal but it's thebnx2fc_rportstructure this time π
π SEE ALSO π
first up, the actual kernel file this lives in β go read it, it's cute:
- Kernel file
./drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_hwi.c
and then the whole friend group, the squad, the entourage π:
bnx2fc_send_fw_fcoe_init_msg(9)bnx2fc_send_session_enable_req(9)bnx2fc_send_session_disable_req(9)bnx2fc_send_session_destroy_req(9)bnx2fc_fastpath_notification(9)bnx2fc_process_ofld_cmpl(9)bnx2fc_process_enable_conn_cmpl(9)bnx2fc_indicate_kcqe(9)bnx2fc_setup_task_ctx(9)bnx2fc_setup_fw_resc(9)
bestie these are manual section (9) references, so if you're ever lost just pull up any of them β they're all in the same kernel-API friend group, fr fr π§
and that's the whole page, mwah π sign-off time: this little beauty lives at ./drivers/scsi/bnx2fc and it's dated October 2026 β go off, you're gonna slay this offload πππ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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