bnx2i_alloc_hba(9)

💖 bnx2i_alloc_hba(9) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — yes, that's the manual we're in, and yes, we're about to get into it. this is the page for bnx2i_alloc_hba, and it's short and sweet but like, actually important, so pay attention 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

bnx2i_alloc_hba — allocate and init adapter instance

like, it makes the adapter and gets it set up. the name literally tells you. iconic.

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct bnx2i_hba * bnx2i_alloc_hba (struct cnic_dev *cnic );

that's the whole signature, no cap. returns a struct bnx2i_hba *. takes one thing. slay.

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• cnic — the cnic device pointer. that's it. that's the argument. it's the device pointer for the cnic, and you gotta hand it over 🫶

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💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

so what it does is: allocate & initialize the adapter structure, and then it calls other support routines to do the per-adapter initialization. literally the whole vibe — it's the setup girlie. it builds the adapter struct and then delegates the rest of the per-adapter init to its little support-routine friends. teamwork makes the dream work, periodt ✨

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the kernel file lives right here, go look:

• Kernel file ./drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_iscsi.c

and here's the whole friend group, all the related pages, every single one, no skipping (iykyk):

• bnx2i_get_write_cmd_bd_idx(9)
• bnx2i_setup_write_cmd_bd_info(9)
• bnx2i_map_scsi_sg(9)
• bnx2i_iscsi_map_sg_list(9)
• bnx2i_iscsi_unmap_sg_list(9)
• bnx2i_bind_conn_to_iscsi_cid(9)
• bnx2i_get_conn_from_id(9)
• bnx2i_alloc_iscsi_cid(9)
• bnx2i_free_iscsi_cid(9)
• bnx2i_setup_free_cid_que(9)
• bnx2i_release_free_cid_que(9)
• bnx2i_alloc_ep(9)
• bnx2i_free_ep(9)
• bnx2i_alloc_bdt(9)
• bnx2i_destroy_cmd_pool(9)
• bnx2i_setup_cmd_pool(9)
• bnx2i_setup_mp_bdt(9)
• bnx2i_free_mp_bdt(9)
• bnx2i_drop_session(9)
• bnx2i_ep_destroy_list_add(9)
• bnx2i_ep_destroy_list_del(9)
• bnx2i_ep_ofld_list_add(9)
• bnx2i_ep_ofld_list_del(9)
• bnx2i_find_ep_in_ofld_list(9)
• bnx2i_find_ep_in_destroy_list(9)
• bnx2i_ep_active_list_add(9)
• bnx2i_ep_active_list_del(9)
• bnx2i_setup_host_queue_size(9)
• bnx2i_free_hba(9)
• bnx2i_conn_free_login_resources(9)
• bnx2i_conn_alloc_login_resources(9)
• bnx2i_iscsi_prep_generic_pdu_bd(9)
• bnx2i_iscsi_send_generic_request(9)
• bnx2i_cpy_scsi_cdb(9)
• bnx2i_mtask_xmit(9)
• bnx2i_task_xmit(9)
• bnx2i_session_create(9)
• bnx2i_session_destroy(9)
• bnx2i_conn_create(9)
• bnx2i_conn_bind(9)
• bnx2i_conn_destroy(9)
• bnx2i_ep_get_param(9)
• bnx2i_host_get_param(9)
• bnx2i_conn_start(9)
• bnx2i_conn_get_stats(9)
• bnx2i_check_route(9)
• bnx2i_tear_down_conn(9)
• bnx2i_ep_connect(9)
• bnx2i_ep_poll(9)
• bnx2i_ep_tcp_conn_active(9)
• bnx2i_hw_ep_disconnect(9)
• bnx2i_ep_disconnect(9)
• bnx2i_nl_set_path(9)

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and that's the page, bestie 💜 huge shoutout to the source at ./drivers/scsi/bnx2i, dated October 2026 — that's where this whole thing lives, go touch grass in the driver tree and stay hydrated 🍓🧚‍♀️💖