buffer_icap_device_write(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… buffer_icap_device_write(9)

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ β€” yes this is a section 9 manpage, we're in kernel-function territory, put your big-girl hat on πŸŽ€


🌸 NAME 🌸

buffer_icap_device_write β€” transfer bytes from ICAP to the storage buffer. that's the whole vibe, that's the whole job πŸ’–


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

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

πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • drvdata β€” a pointer to the drvdata. literally just the driver data pointer, she's the main character we hand everything to πŸ‘‘
  • offset β€” the storage buffer start address. where in the buffer we're kicking things off 🎯
  • count β€” the number of words (32 bit each, no cap) to read from the device (ICAP). yes bestie, words, not bytes β€” 32-bit words, keep up 🫢

πŸ’œ SEE ALSO πŸ’œ

the whole friend group fr fr, they all hang out together 🌈


ngl, quick vibe check: count is in 32-bit words, not bytes. do not come for me later saying I didn't warn you 😭

mwah, that's the page! πŸ’‹ this lil masterpiece comes from the source tree at ./drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap, dated October 2026, and it's filed under the name buffer_icap_device_write(9). periodt. πŸ’…βœ¨

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