buffer_icap_device_read(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay so we're looking at buffer_icap_device_read(9), and yes bestie, this is a Kernel API Manual moment πŸ’– it's giving β€œtiny kernel function with big transfer energy.”

🌸 NAME 🌸

buffer_icap_device_read β€” transfer bytes from ICAP to the storage buffer. literally what it says on the tin, no cap ✨

πŸ’… SYNOPSIS πŸ’…

int buffer_icap_device_read (struct hwicap_drvdata *drvdata , u32 offset
       , u32 count );

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • drvdata β€” a pointer to the drvdata. that's the whole vibe 🫢
  • offset β€” the storage buffer start address. where the storage-buffer situation begins, bestie πŸ’«
  • count β€” the number of words (32 bit) to read from the device (ICAP). yes, words, 32-bit words β€” not vibes, not bytes-counted-loosely, okay? 😭

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and that's the page, bestie πŸŽ€ signed off from ./drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap, dated October 2026, and it's buffer_icap_device_read(9) β€” periodt πŸ’œ

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