bnx2i_start(9)

okay so bestie, welcome to bnx2i_start(9) from the Kernel API Manual — it’s literally the cnic callback to initialize & start an adapter instance 💖

✨ NAME ✨

bnx2i_start — cnic callback to initialize & start adapter instance 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void bnx2i_start (void *handle );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• handle — a transparent handle pointing to the adapter structure. yes bestie, it’s giving “just a pointer” but make it iconic ✨

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

This function maps the adapter structure to the pcidev structure and initiates the firmware handshake to enable/initialize the on chip iscsi components 🔥

This bnx2i - cnic interface api callback is issued after these 2 conditions are met:

• a) the underlying network interface is up — marked by event 'NETDEV_UP' from netdev
• b) the bnx2i adapter instance is registered

💅 SEE ALSO 💅

Kernel file ./drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_init.c — and bestie, the whole squad:

• bnx2i_identify_device(9)
• get_adapter_list_head(9)
• bnx2i_find_hba_for_cnic(9)
• bnx2i_chip_cleanup(9)
• bnx2i_stop(9)
• bnx2i_init_one(9)
• bnx2i_ulp_init(9)
• bnx2i_ulp_exit(9)
• bnx2i_get_stats(9)
• bnx2i_cpu_online(9)
• bnx2i_mod_init(9)
• bnx2i_mod_exit(9)

okay bye bestie — this page’s source/version is ./drivers/scsi/bnx2i, dated October 2026, and the title is bnx2i_start(9). mwah 💋🎀