bnx2i_send_conn_ofld_req(9)

💅 bnx2i_send_conn_ofld_req ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the bnx2i_send_conn_ofld_req(9) page from the Kernel API Manual — the manual name is literally right there in the title so you already know what's up 🫶 this one's a lil kernel function that kicks off the iSCSI connection context setup process, and it's giving main character energy in the bnx2i driver fr fr.

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🌸 NAME 🌸

bnx2i_send_conn_ofld_req — literally initiates the iscsi connection context setup process 💫 no cap, that's the whole vibe.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int bnx2i_send_conn_ofld_req (struct bnx2i_hba *hba , struct
       bnx2i_endpoint *ep );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• hba — the adapter structure pointer 👑 like, the actual hardware adapter we're talking about here, she's the star of the show.
• ep — the endpoint (transport identifier) structure 🦋 your transport ID bestie, the thing that tells everyone who this endpoint is.

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

this routine prepares and posts CONN_OFLD_REQ1/2 KWQE 🔥 that's it, that's the whole job — she preps the request and posts it, iconic behavior honestly. no notes. periodt. 💅

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file lives at ./drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c and like… there are SO many friends in this extended universe, bestie, I'm not gatekeeping a single one 😭 iykyk:

• bnx2i_get_cid_num(9)
• bnx2i_adjust_qp_size(9)
• bnx2i_get_link_state(9)
• bnx2i_iscsi_license_error(9)
• bnx2i_arm_cq_event_coalescing(9)
• bnx2i_get_rq_buf(9)
• bnx2i_put_rq_buf(9)
• bnx2i_ring_sq_dbell(9)
• bnx2i_ring_dbell_update_sq_params(9)
• bnx2i_send_iscsi_login(9)
• bnx2i_send_iscsi_tmf(9)
• bnx2i_send_iscsi_text(9)
• bnx2i_send_iscsi_scsicmd(9)
• bnx2i_send_iscsi_nopout(9)
• bnx2i_send_iscsi_logout(9)
• bnx2i_update_iscsi_conn(9)
• bnx2i_ep_ofld_timer(9)
• bnx2i_send_cmd_cleanup_req(9)
• bnx2i_send_conn_destroy(9)
• bnx2i_570x_send_conn_ofld_req(9)
• bnx2i_5771x_send_conn_ofld_req(9)
• setup_qp_page_tables(9)
• bnx2i_alloc_qp_resc(9)
• bnx2i_free_qp_resc(9)
• bnx2i_send_fw_iscsi_init_msg(9)
• bnx2i_process_scsi_cmd_resp(9)
• bnx2i_process_login_resp(9)
• bnx2i_process_text_resp(9)
• bnx2i_process_tmf_resp(9)
• bnx2i_process_logout_resp(9)
• bnx2i_process_nopin_local_cmpl(9)
• bnx2i_unsol_pdu_adjust_rq(9)
• bnx2i_process_nopin_mesg(9)
• bnx2i_process_async_mesg(9)
• bnx2i_process_reject_mesg(9)
• bnx2i_process_cmd_cleanup_resp(9)
• bnx2i_percpu_io_thread(9)
• bnx2i_queue_scsi_cmd_resp(9)
• bnx2i_process_new_cqes(9)
• bnx2i_fastpath_notification(9)
• bnx2i_process_update_conn_cmpl(9)
• bnx2i_recovery_que_add_conn(9)
• bnx2i_process_tcp_error(9)
• bnx2i_process_iscsi_error(9)
• bnx2i_process_conn_destroy_cmpl(9)
• bnx2i_process_ofld_cmpl(9)
• bnx2i_indicate_kcqe(9)
• bnx2i_indicate_netevent(9)
• bnx2i_cm_connect_cmpl(9)
• bnx2i_cm_close_cmpl(9)
• bnx2i_cm_abort_cmpl(9)
• bnx2i_cm_remote_close(9)
• bnx2i_cm_remote_abort(9)
• bnx2i_map_ep_dbell_regs(9)

like… go read all of them, they're all slaying in their own way 💜🧚

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aaaand that's the page!! 🎀 quick cute sign-off before you go: this one comes from ./drivers/scsi/bnx2i and it's dated October 2026 — so mark your calendars bestie, she's got a timestamp and everything 📅✨ bye ily, go post those KWQEs responsibly 🦋💖